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Gypsy
A Gypsy (derived from Egyptian) may be:
- any member of any nomadic people (the term is allegedly considered derogatory), especially:
- the Roma and Sinti, found worldwide but mainly in Europe; and
- Travellers found mainly in Great Britain, Ireland and the United States.
- Gitanos or Spanish Gypsies speak Caló.
- Gypsy: A Musical Fable, a musical
- Gypsy moth
- Gypsy, a robot character from the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.
- Gypsy, the first modern document preparation system.
- A Trinidad and Tobago politician and calypsonian, Winston "Gypsy" Peters
Gypsy is a spindle on a boat windlass designed to haul chain. It may have a groove to enable it to haul rope and chain when it is called a combined gypsy and capstan
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