gyp¹

/dʒɪp/

n.

Brit. informal pain or discomfort.

C19: perh. from gee-up (see gee²).

gyp²

/dʒɪp/

n.

Brit. a college servant at the Universities of Cambridge and Durham.

C18: perh. from obs. gippo ‘menial kitchen servant’, orig. denoting a man's short tunic, from obs. Fr. jupeau.

/dʒɪp/

v.

(gyps, gypping, gypped)

cheat or swindle (someone).

n.

a swindle.

C19: of unknown origin.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》