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gyps::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | genus gyps |
| Type of | bird genus |
Examples of gyps
gyps
To the discomfort of airlines struggling with summertime hordes of travelers, some jet-age gyps have discovered that they can literally write their own tickets.
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- Bunco: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- Victimize: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
- (gyps) a genus of Accipitridae
- The Gyps vultures are a genus of Old World vultures in the bird family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.
- A cheat or swindle; a rip-off; A college servant; gypsophila; Pain or discomfort; To cheat or swindle someone of something inappropriately; to play hooky, truant or skive
- A personal servant to College residents. Each gyp typically worked for all the occupants of a staircase. The institution has long since died out. However the term gyp-room remains for mini-kitchens shared by students.
- A female dog - term used especially in the south.
- College servant especially one attending undergraduates
- 1. trick or deceive, particularly in business dealings; hoodwink. This slang term comes from the Diggers stationed in Egypt during WWI, who were often deceived as to the value of the trinkets they purchased.
