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gyp(p)o
jippo
[<
Gypo
(slang) gypsy]
Slang
n.
a small operator or contractor.
The source of this term indicates the mobile character of such operators and does not necessarily have derogatory connotations, although the association with
gyp,
suggesting dishonest or shoddy work, is often made
.