to gip
- verb
- /ɡɪp/
- Offensive
- I realized too late that the ticket seller had gipped us.
Examples
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The mechanic tried to gip me by charging for work he never did.
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It’s wrong to gip customers, no matter how much you dislike your job.
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Don't gip your friends!
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He was gipped out of his money.
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The con artist tried to gip the elderly couple out of their savings.
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He realized too late that the dealer had attempted to gip him with the faulty car.
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The scam was designed to gip unsuspecting tourists visiting the city.
Synonyms
To trick someone into giving their money or things
To cheat someone and take their money by lying
To cheat someone and take their money or things
To cheat people to get money
To cheat someone out of money or things
To trick someone out of their money
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gip as a verb is used like the slang gyp, meaning 'to cheat', and some people find that related word offensive. So to gip someone is to cheat them out of money or things.