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🚐 A wanderer 🧳 To travel freely
to gypsy

to gypsy

9.1
To travel from place to place in a free, adventurous way
  • verb
  • /ˈdʒɪpsi/
  • NSFW
translation icon : vagar
  • She loves to gypsy through Europe, exploring new cities at her own pace.

Examples

  • They decided to gypsy around the countryside for the summer, camping under the stars.

  • After a few months of gypsying across South America, he returned home with countless stories.

  • After gypsying around the Bay Area for more than 30 years, she moved to Petaluma in 1981 and found a hometown.

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Synonyms

to gallivant
vsto gypsy
  • Informal
11 8.4

To roam around for pleasure without a clear plan

is more about wandering adventurously from place to place in a carefree way

Antonyms

to settle down
173 3.0

To start living a quiet, steady life by having a regular job or a family

to stay put
  • Informal
133 2.0

Remain in the same place without moving

Compounds

gypsy cab
  • Offensive
3 8.6

A taxi that is not official and picks up passengers from the street without a license

gypsy moth
  • NSFW
1 7.4

A large moth from Europe whose caterpillar eats many tree leaves and can leave trees bare

gypsy dancing
  • NSFW
8.6

A lively dance with fast footwork and strong clapping

Gypsy language
  • Slur
9.9

The language the Romani people speak, now better called Romani

gypsy truck
  • NSFW
9.1

A brightly decorated vehicle that travels to sell crafts at markets

How Far

to travel
∞ 1.0
to rove
22 6.4
to gypsy
  • NSFW
9.1
to roam
189 2.5
to wander
379 1.3

Surface Forms

gypsy infinitive
gypsied past
gypsied past participle
gypsying present participle
gypsies third person singular

Etymology

Gypsying comes from the same root as gypsy, with the old idea of being 'from Egypt' turning into a picture of moving about freely and often. So gypsying means to travel or wander from place to place in a carefree, adventurous way.