Gypsy
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A Gypsy may be:
- any member of any nomadic people (nomadic means they do not stay in one place for a long time). Calling one a Gypsy is considered offensive. The groups of people include,
- the Roma and Sinti, live around the world but mainly in Europe;
- Travellers found mainly in Great Britain, Ireland and the United States; and
- Luli in Central Asia.
- Luoli (Chinese name for Gypsy); lived in China in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
- Gitanos (called Spanish Gypsies) that speak Caló.
- In Bulgaria the term gypsy (tzigani) is very offensive.
In music:
- The Gypsy Kings, a musical group of the 1980's that plays a pop-oriented version of traditional flamenco music.
- Gypsy, a song by Fleetwood Mac.
- Gypsy, a song by The Moody Blues.
- Gypsy: A Musical Fable, a musical inspired by the life of Gypsy Rose Lee.
In fiction:
- Gypsy, a robot character from the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.
- Gypsy, a fictional character from DC Comics.
- Gypsy Moth, a fictional mutant character from Marvel Comics.
Other meanings:
- Gypsy, West Virginia, USA
- Gypsy moth, a destructive insect that causes trees to lose their leaves.
- Gypsy (software), the first modern document preparation system.
- Winston "Gypsy" Peters, a Trinidad and Tobago politician and calypsonian
- A "gypsy" is a part 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
- Gypsy is the name of an elephant given to Michael Jackson by Elizabeth Taylor.
- The J/ψ particle, a subatomic particle.