gypset

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/ˈd͡ʒɪpˌsɛt/

adjective

Of or related to a bohemian, nomadic and sophisticated lifestyle and fashion.

First used 2009Scrabble 12
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Meanings

adjectivegypset (not comparable)
  1. not comparableuncommonOf or related to a bohemian, nomadic and sophisticated lifestyle and fashion.First known use 2009

    Gypsy and jet set compression, the season of the sun celebrates the era of gypset fashion.

    2020 July 6, Clémence Renoux, “5 “gypset” outfits for your summer evenings”, in Do It in Paris, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024
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    Gypset style is a hybrid of jetsetting (although I prefer globetrotting) and gypsy. I love this look and embrace it regularly. It is forgiving, loose, casual. It’s about collecting fabrics and remnants, carpets and scarves, and draping them on your walls, lamps, beds, floor, and yourself. It is a reflection of a life well traveled and much enjoyed.

    2012, Sibella Court, Nomad: A Global Approach to Interior Style, Chronicle Books, page 196

    The ‘70s ‘gypset’ look – combining ‘jet set’ with ‘gypsy’ – is globe-trotting, glamorous, luxurious, hedonistic, flamboyant: think floor cushions and incense, artists, rock stars and their entourages, or Talitha Getty posing in shimmering brocade jacket and harem pants on a rooftop in Marrakesh, probably the most quintessentially haute-hippy photograph ever taken.

    2015 February 8, Lindsay Baker, “Why the sexy '70s are back”, in BBC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024

    Nevertheless, the range of shopping and gastronomy on offer is still remarkable and I fall in love with the gypset fashion, which blends so well with the Californian lifestyle.

    2017, Cornelia Pichler, “Let’s Go West: A triple dose of California”, in THE Stylemate, number 3, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024

    Her latest winter-festive edit Painterly is a flamboyant reflection of this vision. The resort wear edit is tailored for a bon vivant gypset who is ready to make a splash at occasions and weddings.

    2022 December 8, Priyamvada Rana, “Designer Payal Singhal’s latest edit Painterly will bring the gypset in you for destination weddings”, in Indulgence, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024

Origin

Blend of gypsy + jet set. Coined by journalist and author Julia Chaplin in 2009.

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APA

gypset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gypset

MLA

“gypset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gypset. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gypset,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gypset.

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