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gyp

/dʒɪp/

Translations

gypnoun

gyps

/dʒɪp/

обман

The deal turned out to be a gyp.

Сделка оказалась обманом.

Additional translations

Synonyms

gypverb

gypped

Past Simple

gypped

Past Participle

gypping

Gerund

/dʒɪp/

обманывать

He tried to gyp me out of my money.

Он пытался обмануть меня на мои деньги.

Additional translations

надувать

Synonyms

rip off

gypadjective

more gyp

Comp.

most gyp

Super.

Used attributively to describe something fraudulent, cheap, or dishonest (e.g., 'a gyp joint').

Definitions

gypnoun

A swindle or fraud; a cheat.

The deal turned out to be a gyp, and he lost all his money.

(Britain, Cambridge University) A college servant or bedmaker who attends to students' rooms and domestic needs.

The gyp knocked on the door every morning with fresh towels.

(Informal) Sharp pain or persistent discomfort; trouble.

I've been getting a bit of gyp in my left knee lately.

gypverb

To cheat or swindle someone.

He felt he was gypped out of his money by the dishonest vendor.

(Informal, chiefly UK) To cause persistent pain or discomfort; to ache.

My old ankle injury has been gypping me again.

gypadjective

Fraudulent, cheap, or dishonest; of poor or deceptive quality.

They stayed in a gyp hotel that charged high prices for tiny rooms.