Gypsies

noun

(sometimes offensive) A member of the Romani people, or one of the sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc).

What it means

  1. (noun) (sometimes offensive) A member of the Romani people, or one of the sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc).
  2. (noun) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
  3. (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.)
  4. (noun) A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
  5. (noun) A person with a dark complexion.
  6. (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.

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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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