gypsy
noun · adjective · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(alt of, alternative, offensive, sometimes)(sometimes offensive) Alternative form of Gypsy (“member of the Romani people”).
- 2.
(colloquial)An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
- 3.
(offensive, sometimes)(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.)
- 4.
(theater) A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
- 5.
(dated)A person with a dark complexion.
- 6.
(dated)A sly, roguish woman.
- 7.
(colloquial, dated)A fortune teller.
- 8.
(offensive, sometimes)(sometimes offensive) A whitewashed South Asian.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(alt of, alternative, not comparable)Alternative form of Gypsy: of or belonging to the Rom, Dom or Lom people.
- 2.
(not comparable, 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.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To roam around the country like a gypsy.
- 2.
To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.
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See Gypsy. Compare bohemian, from Bohemia.