Meaning & use
gypped
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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