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Gypsy's warning

Posted by ESC November 04, 2001In reply to Gypsy's warning posted by masakim on November 04, 2001

What is meant by the phrase "gypsy's warning"?

The only gypsy warning that I'm familiar with is the one in "The Wolf Man," a 1941 movie. See rhs.jack.k12.wv.us/classic/feature/wolfman/wolfsb1.htm

gypsy's/gipsy's warning n.1 [mid-19C+] no warning at all. [neg. stereotyping]
gypsy's/gipsy's warning n.2 [mid-19C+] morning. [Rhy. sl.]
From Cassell's Dictionary of Slang by Jonathon Green

So, "gypsy's warning" is an ethnic slur along the lines of "Mexican standoff" and "Dutch treat." (Search archives under "standoff" and "treat.")

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