to gyped on

9.9

To pay too much or receive less than you paid for because someone cheats you

phrasal verb

Slur

: timar [término ofensivo]

He was worried the repair shop gyped on the bill by adding extra charges.

Examples

I felt gyped on the concert tickets when I saw how bad our seats were.
I feel like I was gyped on that car deal.
Many customers complained they had been gyped on the online sale.
She gyped on the price of her new phone.
After discovering the store's hidden fees, I realized I was gyped on my purchase.
Many fans felt they were gyped on the price of tickets for the concert due to their poor location.
He suspected he had been gyped on the final price when he noticed the additional charges on his bill.

Synonyms

to rip off

vsto gyped on

Informal

180 6.5

To cheat someone by charging too much money or selling fake goods

also covers being given less or other forms of being cheated

to gouge on

vsto gyped on

2 9.1

Charge someone an unfairly high price

includes overcharging but also being cheated by receiving less

to grift

vsto gyped on

Slang

1 8.9

To cheat people to get money

focuses more on straightforward cheating in payment or short delivery

to goldbrick

vsto gyped on

Archaic

1 9.9

To cheat someone out of money or things

is about being cheated in price or given less rather than theft by trick

to gip

vsto gyped on

Offensive

1 9.9

To cheat someone by taking their money or things

is a neutral term that also covers overcharging or shortchanging

Antonyms

to undercharge

1 3.9

To charge someone less than the correct price for goods or services

How Much

to defraud

Formal

38 6.9

to swindle

25 5.5

to rip off

Informal

180 6.5

to gyped on

Slur

9.9

to shortchange

14 5.3

Surface Forms

gyped on infinitive

gyped on past

gyped on past participle

gyping on present participle

gyped on third person singular

Morphology

gyp + on

The core verb 'gyp' means to cheat, and the particle 'on' here marks being the target of that action, so 'gyped on' is directly interpretable as 'cheated' or 'swindled'. This follows common English patterns where a verb plus a particle indicates affectedness of the object, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents could infer the meaning.

Etymology

Gyped on comes from the slang verb gyp meaning 'to cheat', which may come from an old, unfair idea linking the word 'Gypsy' with tricking people. So, gyped on means 'to be cheated', as when you pay too much or get less than you expected.