I. gyp 1 /dʒɪp/ BrE AmE noun informal
1 . give somebody gyp British English
a) to be painful:
My bad leg is really giving me gyp today.
b) to punish someone or be angry with them because of something they have done
2 . [singular] American English
a) something that you were tricked into buying
b) a situation in which you feel you have been cheated:
What a gyp!
II. gyp 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle gypped , present participle gypping ) [transitive] American English informal
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from gypsy ]
to cheat someone:
Ten bucks? You’ve been gypped!