gypsyism

noun — 4 senses

noun

Etymology From gypsy + -ism.

The state of being a gypsy.

Ethnic, Offensive, Slur The practices or habits ascribed to gypsies, such as deception, cheating, and flattery.

A word or phrase used by gypsies.

The word is a gypsyism, one of many that we find in Spanish.2016, César Domínguez, Anxo Abuín González, Ellen Sapega, A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula, page 35:

The support of gypsies or gypsy beliefs, culture etc.

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