gipsy /ˈd͡ʒɪp.si/noun 6verb 2forms 3 noun6 •(informal) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose, Beguiled me to the very heart of loss. — 1606 •(informal, old-fashioned) A fortune teller. •A member of a Broadway musical chorus line. •(old-fashioned) A person with a dark complexion. •(old-fashioned) A sly, roguish woman. •(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.) verb2 •To roam around the country like a gypsy.The rest of the day is spent out of doors "Gypsying", and families greatly enjoy themselves on these occasions. — 1885 •To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.Look at the person you're gypsying with, and convey the message that you notice them as a person and that you're glad that they're there, […] — 1992 formsgipsied · gipsying · gipsies
Gipsy /ˈd͡ʒɪp.si/ noun2 •A member of other nomadic peoples, not only of the Romani people; a traveller. Alternative spelling of gypsy. •(offensive) a person belonging to the Romani, a people who have long moved from place to place in Europe formsGipsies