gip

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈdʒɪp/ UK /ˈdʒɪp/ See IPA manual

Homophones

gyp /ˈdʒɪp/

Minimal pairs

Sounds like jeep /ɪ/ vs /iː/

Meanings

1

verb
to cheat or swindle someone

The street vendor tried to gip the tourists with fake watches.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to cheat or swindle someone cheat swindle defraud con fleece dupe

Word family

Related forms gyp

Etymology

Variant of gyp, of uncertain origin; commonly thought to derive from Gypsy (an exonym for the Romani), though this etymology is disputed and now considered offensive.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# gip

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈdʒɪp/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒɪp/

## Meanings
1. to cheat or swindle someone

## Examples
- The street vendor tried to gip the tourists with fake watches.

## Synonyms
- cheat
- swindle
- defraud
- con
- fleece
- dupe

## Related Forms
- gyp

## Etymology
Variant of gyp, of uncertain origin; commonly thought to derive from Gypsy (an exonym for the Romani), though this etymology is disputed and now considered offensive.

## AI Etymology
Gip is traced as follows: Variant of gyp, of uncertain origin; commonly thought to derive from Gypsy (an exonym for the Romani), though this etymology is disputed and now considered offensive. The history is deliberately cautious: the proposed comparison is useful for orientation, but the wording leaves room for uncertainty rather than forcing a false certainty. In present use, it is used as a verb and noun meaning "to cheat or swindle someone", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as gyp, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. Its semantic neighborhood includes cheat, swindle, defraud, and con, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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