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Example sentences for: gyp
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Interdicted are burly “too often associated with large black men” (large, yes; black, no), fried chicken “often used to refer to the cuisine of black people” (something that customers of Colonel Sanders might well dispute), gyp “because it insults gypsies” (only for those who are aware of the etymological nuances of the language), go Dutch insults “citizens of the Netherlands” (what utter balderdash !), Ugh!
Men with names such as Kid Twist and Gyp the Blood and Pittsburgh Phil once roamed the Jewish ghettos.
The Los Angeles Times ran a long takeout regarding the putative Y2K gyp.
Because of the abomination and shame of anti-Semitism, you tend to respond more sensitively to language reflecting attitudes toward Jews, which is why jew down is both derogatory and offensive while gyp or welch on are relatively innocuous.