Gipsies

This tree has been used by what you call gipsies -- and shows that fire has been made in it. ❋ A Nonagenarian (N/A)

We must submit, indeed, answered the gentleman; and if he had died I could have borne the loss with patience; but alas! sir, he was stolen away from my door by some wicked travelling people whom they call gipsies; nor could I ever, with the most diligent search, recover him. ❋ Henry Fielding (1730)

Some circumstances of local situation gave the author, in his youth, an opportunity of seeing a little, and hearing a great deal, about that degraded class who are called gipsies; who are in most cases a mixed race, between the ancient Egyptians who arrived in Europe about the beginning of the fifteenth century, and vagrants of European descent. ❋ Unknown (1917)

In the summer, the bailiff would have been the first to call the gipsies vagabonds and roost-robbers; now ... they had women with them too. ❋ Oliver [pseud.] Onions (1917)

We gipsies, that is all we ask—love and the free air of heaven! ❋ Unknown (1917)

It was believed by many, at the time, that Mr. Mompesson himself was privy to the whole matter, and permitted and encouraged these tricks in his house for the sake of notoriety; but it seems more probable that the gipsies were the real delinquents, and that Mr. Mompesson was as much alarmed and bewildered as his credulous neighbours, whose excited imaginations conjured up no small portion of these stories, ❋ Charles Mackay (1851)

It was believed by many, at the time, that Mr. Mompesson himself was privy to the whole matter, and permitted and encouraged these tricks in his house for the sake of notoriety; but it seems more probable that the gipsies were the real delinquents, and that Mr. Mompesson was as much alarmed and bewildered as his credulous neighhours, whose excited imaginations conjured up no small portion of these stories, ❋ Charles Mackay (1851)

Some circumstances of local situation gave the Author in his youth an opportunity of seeing a little, and hearing a great deal, about that degraded class who are called gipsies; who are in most cases a mixed race between the ancient Egyptians who arrived in Europe about the beginning of the fifteenth century and vagrants of European descent. ❋ Unknown (1815)

Some circumstances of local situation gave the Author in his youth an opportunity of seeing a little, and hearing a great deal, about that degraded class who are called gipsies; who are in most cases ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

Life and Society Why do "travelling folk" aka gipsies have so little respect for planning laws and the local environment? ❋ Unknown (2009)

But besides this I had read ‘In Gypsy Tents,’ a picture of the very kind of gipsies I knew myself, those of East Anglia — a picture whose photographic truth had quite startled me. ❋ Theodore Watts-Dunton (1873)

Now, in my rural vocabulary, "gipsies" and "travellers" get on with their lives and are no trouble. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Jewellery shop owner gets police warning for banning 'gipsies' he suspected of robbing him ❋ Unknown (2010)

“[Playing] [valorant] made [that dude] a Gipsy.” ❋ Hassoonshi (2023)

[the true] gipsy is [on the inside] ❋ The Gipsy King (2006)

Boy: [Mama], why that man have so many wives? Mother: Don't be so gipsy. Girl: I heard you tellin' [Becky] about that party last night. But I didn't hear the last part. [What'd] you say? Other Girl: Why you so gipsy? ❋ Ms. Ish (2007)

He is a real eclipsy gipsy out there in all that [gridlock] just to see something that's going to last [a couple of] [minutes]! ❋ THE FELLAS® (2017)

[Hey] [ever] [heard] of Gipsy Danger? ❋ Gipsy Avenger (2021)

[yo dog] lower the gipsy its [soooo] [fun]! ❋ Mr. Cu (2010)

Oh look It’s Gipsy Avenger, [Saber] [Athena]’s [slave] ❋ JJMY (2021)

Jack: Do you want [a Beat] a [gipsy] ticket? [Luigi]: Yes! Jack: You can print unlimited amount of that! ❋ BeatAfemboy (2021)

"That looks like a completely new style! [What do] you [call it]?" This is the Gipsy [Boho Chic]. ❋ +vevibes (2021)

Guy one: Gipsy [flaming]! Guy two: 2 [fish] [cuh] ❋ Lardfortnitegod442 (2022)