Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Main Entry: gyp

Part of Speech: verb

Definition: rip-off

Synonyms: bamboozle, bilk, cheat, deceive, defraud, dupe, fleece, flimflam, gip, gull, hoodwink, hustle*, pull something, rook, scam, stick*, swindle, take for a ride, trick

Antonyms: be fair, give, offer

Can also be gip. Past tense: gyped or gipped. I learned something new--I would have voted for jip or jipped!

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