"gippo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪpəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gippo.wav Forms: gippos [plural], gippoes [plural], gypo [alternative], gyppo [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪpəʊ Etymology: An alteration of gypsy, which is in turn an alteration of Egyptian. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|gippoes}} gippo (countable and uncountable, plural gippos or gippoes)
  1. (British, offensive, slang) A Gypsy. Tags: British, countable, offensive, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gippo-en-noun-O8gokMTs Categories (other): British English
  2. (British, offensive, slang, rare) An Egyptian. Tags: British, countable, offensive, rare, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gippo-en-noun-YH~HcurV Categories (other): British English
  3. (British, military, slang, uncountable) Gravy. Tags: British, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-gippo-en-noun-hZiVsoDu Categories (other): British English Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. Short for gyppo logger. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: gyppo logger
    Sense id: en-gippo-en-noun-6KmlV9K~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 15 14 52 Disambiguation of English ethnic slurs: 16 12 18 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 7 9 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 7 8 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gyppo logger

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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