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gyp

also gip  (jĭp)Offensive Slang
tr.v. gypped, gyp·ping, gyps also gipped or gip·ping or gips
To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle.
n.
1. A fraud or swindle.
2. One who defrauds; a swindler.

[Probably short for Gypsy (from prejudiced popular perceptions of the Romani people as thieves and petty swindlers).]

gyp′per n.
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gypper

(ˈdʒɪpə) or

gypster

n
another name for gyp13
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gypper

noun
Slang. A person who cheats:
Slang: diddler, gyp.
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