Meaning & use

gypped

verb·Everyday

Informally, cheated or swindled out of money or something of value.

See it in a sentence

I felt gypped when the vendor charged double the price we had agreed on.

They felt gypped by a mechanic who charged for parts he never actually replaced.

A note on using this word

This informal word likely derives from a slur against Romani people, so many speakers now prefer cheated or ripped off; jipped is a common alternate spelling.

Words with a similar meaning

cheatedswindled

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