What it means
- (noun) (sometimes offensive) A member of the Romani people, or one of the sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc).
- (noun) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
- (noun) (sometimes offensive) A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.)
- (noun) A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
- (noun) A person with a dark complexion.
- (noun) A sly, roguish woman.
Letter analysis
- Gypsies contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
Sub-words
Related words
Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
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Common questions
What does Gypsies mean?
(sometimes offensive) A member of the Romani people, or one of the sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc).
How many letters are in Gypsies?
Gypsies has 7 letters.
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