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gip

gip

1 9.9
A trick to make people pay more or lose money
  • noun
  • /ɡɪp/
  • Offensive
: timo
  • [Gip]

Examples

  • [Gip]

  • The company was accused of a financial gip when they overcharged customers for hidden fees.

  • These pricy gips don't teach us!

  • These pricy gips don't teach us!

  • [Gip]

  • After realizing he'd been a victim of a gip, he reported it to the authorities.

  • Many consider it a gip when services advertise low prices but then add unexpected charges.

Synonyms

cheating
vsgip
75 2.1

An act of tricking someone to get an unfair advantage

is the same act but often expressed offensively or as slang
trickery
vsgip
26 4.9

To use dishonest ways to cheat people

is the same deception but often labelled with crude or offensive tone
hanky-panky
vsgip
  • Slang
15 8.6

Secret or dishonest actions that try to cheat people

is the same misconduct but more likely seen as insulting or coarse
dirty trick
vsgip
12 4.9

An unfair action meant to harm or cheat someone

is similar but usually called offensively rather than harm focused
cheat
vsgip
7 2.8

An act of dishonesty that gives someone an unfair advantage

refers to the same wrongdoing but often sounds more offensive
crookery
vsgip
1 9.5

Actions that cheat people to get their money

is narrower, naming a single dishonest act rather than broad criminality

Antonyms

329 1.0

Being truthful and fair in what you say and do

196 1.9

Treating people equally and without bias

How Deceptive

fraud
607 4.0
swindle
9 7.0
scam
  • NSFW
288 3.0
gip
  • Offensive
1 9.9
to trick
289 3.5

Surface Forms

gip singular
gips plural

Etymology

Gip is a slang word for a small trick or a 'cheat', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of the similar slang gyp, which also means 'to cheat' and is sometimes seen as offensive. So a gip is a dishonest deal or swindle, which is why people call a bad offer a gip.