gyp

1. (derogatory, sometimes offensive) To cheat or swindle.Examples: "The cab driver gypped me out of ten bucks by taking the longer route."; "You better watch out; they'll try to gyp you if you don't know what you're doing."; "They're talkin' bout the night Santa went crazy The night St. Nicholas flipped Broke his back for some milk and cookies Sounds to me like he was tired of gettin' gypped"derogatoryoffensivesometimes

1. (Cambridge University, Durham University, historical) A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend upon (usually several) students, brushing their clothes, carrying parcels, waiting at parties and other tasks; generally equivalent to a scout in the historical sense at Oxford University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin.Examples: "All was neglect. The outer door of this room, which was open, was nearly on a level with the Quadrangle — some coats and trousers and boots were upon the ebony table and a "gyp" was brushing away at them just within the door — in wet weather he performed these functions entirely within the library, as innocent of the incongruity of his position as my guide himself."; "'Why, what is the matter with you, John?' I asked of the gyp who waited on Vincey and myself."; "Had he acted discourteously to his bedmaker or his gyp, he would have minded just as much … ."historical

2. (Cambridge University, Durham University) The room in which such college servants work.

3. (Cambridge University, Durham University) A small kitchen for use by college students.