gypsyism

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noun

The state of being a gypsy.

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Meanings

noungypsyism (countable and uncountable, plural gypsyisms)

plural gypsyisms · alternative gipsyism

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being a gypsy.
  2. countableethnicoffensivesluruncountableThe practices or habits ascribed to gypsies, such as deception, cheating, and flattery.
  3. countableuncountableA word or phrase used by gypsies.

    The word is a gypsyism, one of many that we find in Spanish.

    2016, César Domínguez, Anxo Abuín González, Ellen Sapega, A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula, page 35
  4. countableuncountableThe support of gypsies or gypsy beliefs, culture etc.

Origin

From gypsy + -ism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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