[gyp.sy] vi gyp.sied ; gyp.sy.ing (ca. 1627): to live or roam like a Gypsy Gyp.sy n, pl Gypsies [by shortening & alter. fr. Egyptian] (1537) 1: a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in south and southwest Asia, Europe, and No. America
2: romany
2. 3 not cap: one that resembles a Gypsy; esp: wanderer