Plural of gipsy; an archaic or alternative spelling of Gypsies, referring to Romani people or those of Romani descent.
An older English spelling of 'Gypsies,' derived from 'Egyptian' (as Romani were mistakenly thought to be Egyptian in origin). The '-ies' ending pluralizes the noun.
The misspelling 'gipsy' for 'Gypsy' shows how wrong etymologies persist—Europeans invented the 'Egyptian' origin story, never asking Romani people where they actually came from.
'Gypsy' plural form—exonym historically used by majority populations to demean Romani people. Etymology from false 'Egyptian' association; name was never claimed by Romani communities themselves.
Avoid entirely. Use Romani or Roma. Only use 'Gypsy' historically in quoted scholarly contexts with clear framing that it is an exonym.
["Romani","Roma","Romani people"]
Romani communities and scholars have reclaimed and center the term 'Romani' (masc. sg. 'Rom', fem. sg. 'Romni') as identity descriptor; this terminology reflects self-determination.
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