Resembling or characteristic of a Gypsy (Romani person): typically used to describe wandering, carefree, or unconventional behavior or appearance.
Compound of 'gipsy' (variant of 'gypsy,' from Greek 'Aigyptios' meaning Egyptian, though Romani people came from India) + '-like' suffix. This reflects outdated English stereotypes from the 17th-19th centuries.
Historical English used 'gipsylike' as a term of exoticism and often negative stereotype—it reveals how European societies romanticized Romani people while simultaneously discriminating against them.
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