gypsies

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Looking on were the usual suspects of Rio’s Carnival scene: revelers dressed as folkloric characters, jaguars, gypsies and ‘bate-bolas’ – exuberant clowns in identical, elaborate outfits who travel in packs.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

The community is distinct from Romany gypsies and Irish travellers, but have faced many overlapping prejudices and inequalities, said Vanessa Toulmin, a professor at the University of Sheffield.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2021

I always say we’re just gypsies — vagabonds who form these tribes of weird families who go from place to place to create art: I couldn’t imagine doing anything else with my life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2021

There were more than 30 VR experiences on display, from seeing the forest through the eyes of insects and owls to living with sea gypsies and Maasai warriors.

From The Guardian • Nov. 18, 2016

On Saturday night, José Arcadio wrapped a red cloth around his head and left with the gypsies.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez