A highly offensive and derogatory slur used historically to insult Romani people or people perceived as dishonest.
From the slur 'Gypsy' + diminutive/slang suffix '-o', a shortened form of the stereotype-based term. Used in 20th-century slang, now universally recognized as offensive and unacceptable.
This word represents language at its worst—it's a direct slur combining a stereotype with a dismissive suffix, and its existence in English shows how prejudices get compressed into short, nasty words that spread quickly through populations.
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