(offensive) Of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group with qualities traditionally ascribed to Romani people; making a living from dishonest practices or theft etc.
Alternative form of Gypsy: of or belonging to the Romani people.
noun
(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
(dated) A person with a dark complexion.
(dated) A sly, roguish woman.
(dated, colloquial) A fortune teller
(sometimes offensive) A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.)
(sometimes offensive) Alternative form of Gypsy: a member of the Romani people.
(theater) A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
verb
(intransitive) To roam around the country like a gypsy.
