Gypped

The use of the word gypped caused all this jockeying for position? ❋ Jen (2008)

I generally don't use the word gypped because it is a derogatory term used to describe behaviors associated with people who hail from the Romani culture. ❋ Laurie (2010)

Question: While Friday Night Lights continues to be one of my favorite shows, despite the recent Jerry Springer moment at Julie's dorm, I feel kind of gypped about Landry. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I've also felt kind of gypped with the whole toy thing. ❋ Darth Larry (2008)

Hey Alix, I'm sure you -- like the rest of the planet -- have no idea about this, but "gypped" is actually a racial slur against Roma people more commonly known as "gypsies". ❋ Jen (2008)

As for a word to replace "gypped", how about it's own definition? ❋ Jen (2008)

That being said, what better word can describe getting "gypped"? ❋ Jen (2008)

I was aware of the connotations of "gypped" and I don't use the word myself. ❋ Jen (2008)

On gypped: I think Allie's point was, all things being equal, why is "gypped" accaptable in our nomenclature, but one is criticized for the similar expressions; "jewed," for example. ❋ Jen (2008)

How many times have you heard someone say he was "gypped," without realizing they are disparaging gypsies, who also suffered unmercifully during Hitler's year's of destruction? ❋ Unknown (2000)

At most, the firm had been "gypped" only a comparatively few thousand dollars, and the loss could probably be recouped by a resale; nevertheless, the incident was significant, and, upon second thought, it appeared to shed light upon certain other expensive transactions in other fields. ❋ Rex Ellingwood Beach (1913)

- At a town hall in Allentown, Pa. -coverage of which probably made Billy Joel a couple grand in licensing fees today - Barack Obama said consumers are getting "gypped" by insurance companies. ❋ Kevin Kelly (2009)

And when you tell us these things, you say them so quietly and calmly (like you did last night on the Daily Show), we feel gypped! ❋ Bonnie Fuller (2010)

- If it goes on too long it slows the pace down (on the other hand if it's only a paragraph I'll feel like the characters are being gypped - I'd rather the author simply closed the door.) ❋ Nalini Singh (2009)

I think I'm getting seriously gypped by the jean companies: P!!!! .... ❋ Nalini Singh (2009)

You don't want to see what happens when my voters decide they were gypped by monetary union. ❋ Jr. Holman W. Jenkins (2011)

If the author heads straight to crying, that glosses over the whole emotional process, and the reader feels gypped. ❋ Unknown (2009)