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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, William R. Ward writes:
> "Paul Sinasohn" <bearitone@my-deja.com> writes:
> > You're not getting my business, especially after the gip you pulled in that
> > trade we did.
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> That's spelled "gyp" and it's a racist term (short for Gypsy), which
> you should probably refrain from using.
Are you sure about this? I have heard this term many times and always
assumed it was gipped. For example, this is how I usually hear the term: "I
was gipped (gyped) at the used car lot." I guess I see your point but I
think that this was just one term that was acclimated into the American
vocabulary.
-Rich
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| (...) He is correct. From Dictionary.com: gyp also gip (jp) Slang tr.v. gypped, also gipped gyp·ping, gip·ping gyps, gips To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle. n. 1. A fraud or swindle. 2. One who defrauds; a swindler. (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) That's spelled "gyp" and it's a racist term (short for Gypsy), which you should probably refrain from using - I wouldn't be too surprised if you aren't violating the TOS for Lugnet... It's as bad as saying someone tried to "jew you out of" (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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