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Gyp is a pejorative and sometimes offensive word for cheating or swindling.
Gyp may refer to:
People
- Gyp Casino (born 1961), Swedish rock drummer
- Gyp DeCarlo (1902–1973), a member of the New York Genovese crime family who dominated loansharking operations in New Jersey during the 1960s
- Gyp Mills (born 1946), a sculptor and songwriter known as the companion to the singer-songwriter Donovan
- Gyp the Blood (1889–1914), a Jewish-American gangster and a leader of the Lenox Avenue Gang in New York City
- Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau (1849–1932), a French author and activist who wrote under the pseudonym Gyp
Other uses
- Gyp the Cat, a song by Bobby Darin
- GYP (software), a build software automation tool
- Gypsophila, a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants
- Gypsum, a very soft mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate used in fertilizer, plaster, and other applications
- Drywall, gypsum board, or gyprock, a panel made of gypsum plaster pressed between two thick sheets of paper
- Gypsy, individual of the Romani people
- Gypsy, a figure in contra dance choreography
See also
- Gypsy (disambiguation)
- Gipsy (disambiguation)
- "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)", a 1965 song by Donovan that refers to his friend Gyp Mills
- Jip (disambiguation)
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