gypsy
Alternative form of Gypsy (“member of the Romani people”).
An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.)
A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
A person with a dark complexion.
A sly, roguish woman.
A fortune teller.
A whitewashed South Asian.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing