gyp1
/
dʒɪp/
n.
Brit. informal pain or discomfort.
Etymology
C19: perh. from gee-up (see gee2).
gyp2
/
dʒɪp/
n.
Brit. a college servant at the Universities of Cambridge and Durham.
Etymology
C18: perh. from obs. gippo ‘menial kitchen servant’, orig. denoting a man's short tunic, from obs. Fr. jupeau.
gyp3
/
dʒɪp/
v.
(gyps, gypping, gypped)
cheat or swindle (someone).
n.
a swindle.
Etymology
C19: of unknown origin.
