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| Posted by: lordofspeech 11:19 pm EDT 08/12/17 |
| In reply to: Lordofspeech, we don't... - andPeggy 11:06 pm EDT 08/12/17 |
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Thank you.
I'm not sure what the BURP meant. Maybe you were having dinner when you posted?
Anyway, I got it. "Gypped" is a word derived from when "gypsies" were thought to be a people who swindled and hoodwinked and took payment for less than satisfactory goods. And I just wasn't conscious of that.
Shoot. I like the word, "gyp," but I guess it can be retired. I could say "taken" or "taken for a ride."
Is the word "gypsy" also off-limits? Esmeralda the Gypsy. Lots of legend about gypsies stealing babies.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention, and my apologies to any....Bohemians (?)....my word choice offended. |
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