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by SelahWrites on January 31st, 2008

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Is the term "gypped" offensive to those of Romanian descent?

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  • by PrincepsPhilologi on June 5th, 2010

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    No, it's a colloquialism that doesn't even come from gypsy. And even if it had it shouldn't matter; it's found its way in to usage and is no longer connected to the root word except by people who are too defensive of their culture and want to find some kind of derogatory meaning for the word. The actual word comes from the greek "γύπας" (pronounced ghIpas (ghIpas --> ghypas --> gypas --> gyp)) it means carrion buzzard or vulture. Also, the internationally accepted demonym for a person from Romania is "Romanian" not "Romani". A Romanian may be Romani if they can trace their roots to ancient India, on the other hand they may just be Romanian, you can't claim Romani descent just because you come from a Romanian family. In much the same way someone from Cambodia is Cambodian, and not necessarily Khmer.

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