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gypsy

[jip-see] / ˈdʒɪp si /
NOUN
(offensive) a Romani person
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This joyous duet between Cuban trendsetter Cimafunk and Colombian gypsy jazz outfit Monsieur Periné — culled from Cima’s third album, “Pa’Tu Cuerpa” — is the perfect Latin summer anthem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

"We deeply regret any distress caused, particularly to members of the traveller and gypsy communities who have been directly affected," the company added.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024

Washington has had success over the past five decades in detecting and eradicating the pests — formerly known as gypsy moths.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

In 2022, for instance, the Entomological Society of America adopted spongy moth for the invasive moth Lymantria dispar, getting rid of gypsy moth.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 5, 2023

The Agriculture Department itself has credited these importations with appreciably reducing the frequency and destructiveness of gypsy moth outbreaks.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Heidegger’s noble guests cavorted as milkmaids, chimney sweeps, gypsies, “Indian kings” and even a “nude” Adam wearing a body stocking and fig leaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

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

He talked to informed people, officials, ambassadors; he read reports, even the fine print and figures, while I in my slipshod manner roved about with actors, gypsies, vagabonds.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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