"gypsy truck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gypsy trucks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gypsy truck (plural gypsy trucks)
  1. (colloquial, US, sometimes offensive) A freelance truck. Tags: US, colloquial, offensive, sometimes
    Sense id: en-gypsy_truck-en-noun-oEUAjM4k Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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