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gip

gip
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jip]
    • /dʒɪp/
    • /dʒˈɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jip]
    • /dʒɪp/

Definitions of gip word

  • noun gip Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud. 1
  • noun gip Also, gypper [jip-er] /ˈdʒɪp ər/ (Show IPA), gypster. Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindler or cheat. 1
  • noun gip Also called gypsy. an owner of racehorses who also acts as trainer and jockey. 1
  • noun gip Gyp in the meanings “to swindle” or “a person who swindles” is sometimes perceived as insulting to or by Gypsies, since it stereotypes them as swindlers. However, gyp has apparently never been used as a deliberate ethnic slur, and many people are unaware that it is derived from Gypsy. 1
  • noun gip Alternative form of gyp. 1
  • noun Definition of gip in Technology 1. General Interpretive Programme. A 1956 interpreted language for the English Electric DEUCE, with array operations and an extensive library of numerical methods. 2. An erroneous singular of GIPS. 1

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Origin of gip

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90, Americanism; back formation from Gypsy

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Gip

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gip popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

gip usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gip

verb gip

  • fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
  • shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
  • fleece — the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
  • hose — a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
  • scam — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.

Antonyms for gip

verb gip

  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.

Top questions with gip

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