gypped


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gyp1 /dʒɪp/ (also gip)
noun Brit. informal pain or discomfort.
– origin C19: perh. from gee-up (see gee2).



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gyp2 /dʒɪp/
noun Brit. a college servant at the Universities of Cambridge and Durham.
– origin C18: perh. from obs. gippo ‘menial kitchen servant’, orig. denoting a man's short tunic, from obs. Fr. jupeau.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gyp3 /dʒɪp/ informal
verb (gyps, gypping, gypped) cheat or swindle (someone). noun a swindle.
– origin C19: of unknown origin.
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