Multiple people who engage in cheating or swindling others out of money or goods.
From 'gypper' (individual cheater) + plural '-s', with the root tracing back to the problematic 'Gypsy' stereotype. An obsolete term carrying historical prejudice.
Linguists studying this word family find it fascinating because it demonstrates how slurs can become verbs and nouns that seem innocent on the surface—people use them without remembering (or knowing) their offensive origins.
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