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gyp

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Noun

  1. A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.
  2. Synonym of gypsy (“contra dance step”).
  3. A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend upon (usually several) students, brushing their clothes, carrying parcels, waiting at parties and other tasks; generally equivalent to a scout in the historical sense at Oxford University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin.
  4. The room in which such college servants work.
  5. A small kitchen for use by college students.
  6. Gypsophila.
  7. Pain or discomfort.

Verb

  1. To cheat or swindle.

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