Racist money stereotypes

[Crystallas]

Re: Racist money stereotypes

Hmm. Wikipedia says "A slang term (see Gyp (slang)) referencing thieving Gypsies".

Link

Dictionary > Wikipedia. Atleast as far as reliability goes. Anyone can make a Wikipedia entry.

[TBH]

Re: Racist money stereotypes

Dictionary > Wikipedia. Atleast as far as reliability goes. Anyone can make a Wikipedia entry.

Sure, but Wikipedia is more up-to-date, especially for slang terms, than a lot of print dictionaries.

My 2005 desk dictionary published by Houghton-Mifflin says:

gyp: to cheat, swindle or defraud

[pyotr]

Re: Racist money stereotypes

Such is the nature of our politically-correct culture, that nobody posting on this forum would dare to post the really obvious racially-charged stuff.

HAH!! I dare you!!

[TBH]

Re: Racist money stereotypes

Such is the nature of our politically-correct culture, that nobody posting on this forum would dare to post the really obvious racially-charged stuff.

HAH!! I dare you!!

Um, what are you referring to?

We are talking about money-specific terms, so some of the worst racial slurs aren't relevent here.

[thekid]

Re: Racist money stereotypes

Don't mean to beat this to death, but from Merriam-Webster online:

Main Entry: 1gyp
Pronunciation: 'jip
Function: noun
Etymology: probably short for gypsy
1 British : a college servant
2 a : CHEAT, SWINDLER b : FRAUD, SWINDLE

As amazing as that may sound, it seems like what was originaly a racial slur has officially become part of the english language. The etymology (origins) of words is often quite intresting, but this is kinda distasteful.

btw: because of the negative connotations associated with the word "Gypsy" over the centuries (particularly in Europe where they have been heavily persecuted), people of that ethnic origin now seem to prefer to be called "Roma" (they predominantly live in slavic eastern european countries, but claim to be of latin decent -hence the word).