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or gipsy is a name for the Romani people, an ethnic group of South Asian origin. Gypsy or gipsy (or plurals) may also refer to:

Peoples

* Gypsy or gipsy, other

itinerant groups in Europe There are a number of traditionally itinerant or travelling groups in Europe. The origins of the indigenous itinerant groups are not always clear. The largest of these groups are the Romani people (also ''Roma'' or ''Gypsies'', the latter being ...

Nomad Nomads are communities without fixed habitation who regularly move to and from areas. Such groups include hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads (owning livestock), tinkers and trader nomads. In the twentieth century, the population of nomadic pa ...

, someone with no fixed address or wanders frequently from home ** Gypsy, an employee of a traveling

carnival Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Carnival typi ...

** Gypsy, an employee of a travelling

circus A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicy ...

Gypsy (stereotype) Many fictional depictions of the Roma in literature and art present Romanticized narratives of their supposed mystical powers of fortune telling, and their supposed irascible or passionate temper which is paired with an indomitable love of freed ...

, the perceived character of Romani people in art and literature *

Gypsy (term) The Romani people are known by a variety of names, mostly as ''Gypsies'', ''Roma, Romani'', ''Tsinganoi'', ''Bohémiens,'' and various linguistic variations of these names. There are also numerous subgroups and clans with their own self-designatio ...

, a common word that is used to indicate Romani people, Tinkers and Travellers *

Dom people The Dom (also called Domi; / ALA-LC: ', / , Ḍom / or , or sometimes also called Doms) are descendants of the Dom caste with origins in the Indian subcontinent, who through ancient migrations are found scattered across the Middle East and ...

, descendants of the Dom caste with origins in the Indian subcontinent *

Lom people The Lom people (), also known by non-Loms as Bosha or Posha (; ; ka, ბოშა, tr; ) or as Armenian Romani (; ) or Caucasian Romani (), are an ethnic group originating from the Indian subcontinent. Their Lomavren language is a mixed lang ...

, Armenian Romani or Caucasian Romani, an ethnic group

Arts and entertainment

Films

* ''Gypsies'' (1922 film), a Czech silent drama by Karl Anton * ''Gypsy'' (1937 film), a drama film by Roy William Neill * ''Gypsy'' (1962 film), a film adaptation of the stage musical ''Gypsy'' * ''The Gypsy'' (film), a 1975 French-Italian crime-drama film by José Giovanni * ''Gypsy'' (1993 film), a musical starring Bette Midler * ''Gypsy'' (2011 film), a Slovakian drama * ''Gypsy'' (2020 film), an Indian romantic road movie * ''The Gypsy'', a 1911 film with

Florence Lawrence Florence Lawrence (born Florence Annie Bridgwood; January 2, 1886 – December 28, 1938) was a Canadian-American stage performer and film actress. She is often referred to as the "first movie star", and was long thought to be the first film act ...

Television

* ''Gypsy'' (TV series), a Netflix series * ''Gypsy'' (Pakistani TV series) * "The Gypsies", a 1966 episode of ''

The Andy Griffith Show ''The Andy Griffith Show '' is an American sitcom television series that was aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color. The series ...

'' * "The Gypsy", a 1966 episode of ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American Western (genre), Western anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was ...

'' * "The Gypsies", a 1973 episode of ''

The Waltons ''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural mountainous Western Virginia of the Appalachian Mountains / Allegheny Mountains / Blue Ridge Mountains chain, during the economic hardships and mass unemp ...

'' * "The Gypsy", a 1985 episode of ''Night Court''

Literature

* ''Gypsy'' (1929 play), by Maxwell Anderson *

The Gypsy (short story) ''The Hound of Death and Other Stories'' is a collection of twelve short stories by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the United Kingdom in October 1933. Unusually, the collection was not published by Christie's regular publish ...

, by Agatha Christie * ''The Gypsy'' (novel), a 1992 novel by Steven Brust and Megan Lindholm * '' Gypsy: A Memoir'', a book by Gypsy Rose Lee * ''The Gypsies'' (poem), by Alexander Pushkin * ''Cyganie'' (''Gypsies''), a play by

Józef Korzeniowski Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the Eng ...

* ''Gypsies'', a 1975 book by

Josef Koudelka Josef Koudelka (born 10 January 1938) is a Czech-French photographer. He is a member of Magnum Photos and has won awards such as the Prix Nadar (1978), a Grand Prix National de la Photographie (1989), a Grand Prix Henri Cartier-Bresson (1991) ...

* ''Gypsy'', a 1985 romance novel by

Carole Mortimer Carole Mortimer (born 1960 in England) is a popular British writer of over 150 romance novels since 1978. She was one of Mills & Boon's youngest authors, and now is one of their most popular and prolific authors. Biography Carole Mortimer was b ...

* ''Gypsy'', a 2008 book by Lesley Pearse * ''Gypsies'', a novel by

Robert Charles Wilson Robert Charles Wilson (born December 15, 1953) is an American-Canadian science fiction author. Career Wilson's work has won the Hugo Award for Best Novel (for '' Spin''), the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (for the novel '' The Chronoliths' ...

* ''Gipsy'' (comics), a graphic novel series * ''Gypsy'', a 1911 play by Anthony E. Wills

Music

Artists

Gipsy.cz Gipsy.cz is a Czech Romani hip hop group. They performed at the Glastonbury Festival in 2007 and represented their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, with the song " Aven Romale". The band plays a combination of hip hop and ...

, a Romani hip hop group * Gipsy music (disambiguation) *

Gypsy (band) Gypsy was an American progressive rock rock band, band from Minnesota, formed as The Underbeats (1962–1968). Gypsy was the house band at the Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, California from September 1969 to April 1971 and were known in 1970 f ...

, an American progressive rock band *

The Gypsies (Danish band) The Gypsies are a Danish hip-hop / R&B band with a live sound instead of using backing tracks or turntables. The band's sound is characterized by vocalists Shaka Loveless and Benjamin Kissi. The other members are: Lasse Boman (guitar), Peter B ...

, a hip hop/R&B group *

The Gypsies (Sri Lankan band) The Gypsies are a Sri Lankan baila (genre), baila Band (rock and pop), band that performs Sinhala language, Sinhala and English language, English songs. The band was founded in the early 1970s and has since garnered a huge fan base across Sri L ...

Albums and EPs

* ''Gypsy'' (Gypsy album), a 1970 album by Gypsy * ''Gypsies'' (album), a 1978 album Lalo Schifrin * ''Gypsy'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album for the 1993 film

Songs

* "The Gypsy" (1945 song), a song by Billy Reid, recorded by several different artists * The Gypsy (Dermot Henry song), 1972 * "Gypsy" (Fleetwood Mac song) (1982) * "Gypsy" (Lady Gaga song) (2013) * "

Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time) "Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time)" is a 1969 song by the progressive rock band the Moody Blues The Moody Blues were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in May 1964. The band initially consisted of Graeme Edge (drums), Denny Laine ...

", a 1969 song by the Moody Blues * "Gypsy" (Shakira song) (2010) * "Gypsy" (Uriah Heep song) (1970) * "Gypsy", a song by Black Sabbath from ''

Technical Ecstasy ''Technical Ecstasy'' is the seventh studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, produced by guitarist Tony Iommi and released in October 1976 by Vertigo Records. The album received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success ...

'' * "Gypsy", a song by Brotherhood of Man from ''

Higher Than High ''Higher Than High'' is a 1979 album released by British pop group Brotherhood of Man. It was released in June and contained four singles. Background The album was released in June 1979 on Pye Records. It featured four singles, "Middle of the ...

'' * "The Gypsy", a song by Deep Purple from ''

Stormbringer Stormbringer is a magic sword featured in a number of fantasy stories by the author Michael Moorcock. It is described as a huge, black sword covered with strange runes, created by the forces of Chaos. The sword has a will of its own and it is ...

'' * "Gypsy", a song by Dio from ''

Holy Diver ''Holy Diver'' is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Dio, released in 1983. The album was acclaimed by the music press and is the band's most successful album. History Released on May 25, 1983, the album has been hailed ...

'' * "Gypsy", a song by Ektomorf from ''

Destroy Destroy may refer to: * ''Destroy'' (album), a 2004 album by Ektomorf * Destroy!, a Minneapolis Crust punk band * '' Destroy!!'', a comic book by Scott McCloud See also * Destroyer (disambiguation) * Destruction (disambiguation) * Destroy 2 ...

'' * "Gypsy", a song by Emperor from ''

In the Nightside Eclipse ''In the Nightside Eclipse'' is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Emperor, released in 1994 through Candlelight Records. It was their only album to feature drummer Faust and one-time bassist Tchort. Considered a landmark in the ...

'' * "The Gypsy", a song by the Irish Rovers from ''

Emigrate! Emigrate! ''Emigrate! Emigrate!'' is a 1975 album by the music group The Irish Rovers. The album cover was nominated for a Juno Award. Track listing Side 1: #"The Passing of the Gale" #"Yellow Gals" #"Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore" #"Farewell to Carlingfo ...

'' * "Gypsy", a song by Luscious Jackson from '' Electric Honey'' * "Gypsy", a song by Mercyful Fate from ''

Don't Break the Oath ''Don't Break the Oath'' is the second studio album by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate, released on 7 September 1984 through Roadrunner Records. The album was remastered and subsequently re-issued on Roadrunner Records in 1997. This reis ...

'' * "Gypsy", a song by Van Morrison from ''

Saint Dominic's Preview ''Saint Dominic's Preview'' is the sixth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released in July 1972 by Warner Bros. Records. ''Rolling Stone'' declared it "the best-produced, most ambitious Van Morrison record y ...

'' * "Gypsy", a song by Savoy Brown from '' Looking In'' * "Gypsy", a song by Armin van Buuren from '' Shivers'' * "Gypsy", a song by Suzanne Vega from ''

Solitude Standing ''Solitude Standing'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega, released on April 1, 1987, by A&M Records. It is the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album of Vega's, being certified Platinum in t ...

'' * "Gypsy", a song from the musical '' Lord of the Dance''

Other arts

* ''Gypsy'' (musical), a 1959 stage musical about Gypsy Rose Lee * ''Cyganie'' (''The Gypsies''), an 1852 operetta by Stanisław Moniuszko * ''The Gypsies'', an opera by Dmitri Shostakovich * Gypsy, a figure in

contra dance choreography :''This article supplements the main Contra dance article.'' Contra dance choreography specifies the Contra dance form, dance formation, the Dance move, figures, and the sequence of those figures in a contra dance. The figures repeat, ideally, in ...

Fictional characters

Gypsy Nash Gypsy Nash (previously Smith) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Kimberley Cooper. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 18 February 1998. Gypsy and her on-screen fam ...

, in the TV show ''Home and Away'' * Gypsy, a character in the film ''

A Bug's Life ''A Bug's Life'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a 1998 American animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter from a screenplay written by Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery, and Bob Shaw, and a story conceived by Lasseter, Stanton, and Joe Ran ...

'' *

Gypsy (comics) Gypsy (Cynthia "Cindy" Reynolds) is a Superhero#Female superheroes, superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history Gypsy was created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton, and first appeared in ''Justice ...

, character in DC Comics * Gypsy (''Mystery Science Theater 3000''), a character on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''

Places

United Kingdom

Gipsy Hill Gipsy Hill in south London is a hilly and leafy neighbourhood spanning the southern parts of the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark characterised for its stunning views of the City of London and Dulwich. Historically, north of its tra ...

, in London, England *

Gypsy Cove Yorke Bay is a bay on East Falkland in the Falkland Islands. It is located half a mile north of Port Stanley Airport, four miles to the northeast of the capital city of Stanley, on a peninsula connected to the mainland by the Boxer Bridge and a ...

, a small bay in the Falkland Islands * Gipsy Row, a hamlet in the county of Suffolk, England, UK

United States

* Gypsy, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Gipsy, Missouri Gipsy is an unincorporated community in the northwestern part of Wayne Township in the western part of Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route E, fourteen miles southwest of Marble Hill on Lick L ...

, an unincorporated community * Gypsy, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Gypsy, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community *

Gipsy, Pennsylvania Gipsy is an unincorporated community in Indiana County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northea ...

, an unincorporated community * Gypsy Peak, a mountain in the state of Washington * Gypsy, West Virginia, a census-designated place

Elsewhere

* Gipsy-1, a system of adits in Tatarstan, Russia, where gypsum was mined

Science and technology

Gypsy (database) Gypsy (GyDB) is a wiki-style database of mobile genetic elements. See also * Classification of mobile genetic elements * Horizontal gene transfer Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) or lateral gene transfer (LGT) is the movement of genetic materi ...

, a database of mobile genetic elements *

Gypsy (software) Gypsy was the first document preparation system based on a mouse and graphical user interface to take advantage of those technologies to virtually eliminate modes. Its operation would be familiar to any user of a modern personal computer. It wa ...

, a word processing program * General Intensional Programming System (GIPSY), a dialect of the programming language

Lucid Lucid may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Lucid'' (film), a 2005 Canadian film * ''Lucid'' (Lyfe Jennings album), 2013 * ''Lucid'' (Aṣa album), 2019 * "Lucid" (song), a 2020 song by Rina Sawayama * "Lucid", a 2023 song by (G)I-dle from ...

* Gypsy, the wheel on a windlass, typically an

anchor windlass A windlass is a machine used on ships that is used to let-out and heave-up equipment such as a ship's anchor or a fishing trawl. On some ships, it may be located in a specific room called the windlass room. An anchor windlass is a machine tha ...

, that engages the chain being pulled

Transport

* Austin Gipsy, a British off-road vehicle produced 1958–1967 *

de Havilland Gipsy The de Havilland Gipsy is a British air-cooled four-cylinder in-line aircraft engine designed by Frank Halford in 1927 to replace the ADC Cirrus in the de Havilland DH.60 Moth light biplane. Initially developed as an upright 5 litre ( ...

, a British aircraft engine designed in 1927 * HMS ''Gipsy'', the name of several Royal Navy ships * ''Gipsy''-class destroyer, a Royal Navy ship class *

Gipsy Hill railway station Gipsy Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London. It is situated on the Crystal Palace line, measured from . The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southern, and it is in Travelcard Zone 3. A ...

in London, England * ''Gypsy'' (catboat), a sailing boat *

Chotia Gypsy The Chotia Gypsy is an American single engine, high-wing, conventional landing gear-equipped ultralight aircraft that was designed by John Chotia in 1980.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-18. Cybair Lim ...

, an American aircraft designed in 1980 * Maruti Suzuki Gypsy, an Indian SUV introduced in 1985 * USS ''Gypsy'' (SP-55), a motor boat acquired in 1917 * USS ''Gypsy'' (ARS(D)-1), a salvage lifting vessel commissioned in 1946 * TSS ''Carlotta'' (1893), a requisitioned depot ship of the Royal Navy, renamed ''Gypsy'' just prior to being sunk in 1941 * Gypsy cab or illegal taxi operation

People

Given name

* Gypsy Sunshine Buik (born 1970, now Sunny Buick), Canadian-born tattoo artist, painter *

Gipsy Daniels William "Gipsy" Daniels (9 February 1903 – June 1967), was a Welsh Light-heavyweight boxing champion of Britain who, in an eighteen-year career, took in 141 contests, including eight fights in New York City, and notably knocked out Max Schmeli ...

(1903–1967), Welsh boxer * Gipsy Petulengro (1859–1957), British Romani businessman and broadcaster *

Gypsy Abbott Gypsy Abbott (January 31, 1896 – July 25, 1952) was an American stage and silent film actress. Personal life Gypsy Abbott was born on January 31, 1896, in Atlanta, Georgia. She married director Henry King in 1915 at Balboa or in Fort Worth, ...

(1896–1952), American silent film actress * Gypsy Boots (1914–2004), American fitness pioneer *

Gypsy Joe Gilberto Meléndez (December 2, 1933 – June 15, 2016) was a Puerto Rican professional wrestler better known under the ring name Gypsy Joe. While attaining much of his United States success in the Tennessee area, Meléndez also gained a followi ...

(1933–2016), Puerto Rican professional wrestler *

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Gypsy-Rose Alcida Blanchard (formerly Anderson; born July 27, 1991) is an American woman who rose to worldwide prominence when she was convicted of second-degree murder in Springfield, Missouri, for the death of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, ...

(born 1991), American activist and author who murdered her mother *

Gypsy Rose Lee Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick, January 8, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American burlesque entertainer, stripper, actress, author, playwright and vedette, famous for her striptease act. Her 1957 memoir, '' Gypsy: A Memoir'', was a ...

(1911–1970), American actress and entertainer

Sobriquet

Gypsy (calypsonian) Winston Edward Peters (born 20 October 1952), also known by his sobriquet Gypsy, is a Trinidad and Tobago politician and calypsonian who served as Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Community Development in the People's Partnership Coalition led ...

(born 1953), Trinidad and Tobago politician and calypsonian * Kishansinh Chavda or Gypsy (1904–1979), Gujarati author * GypsyCrusader (Paul Miller, born 1988), often referred to as "Gypsy", American political commentator, activist, and streamer * Keerati Mahaplearkpong, Thai actress nicknamed "Gypsy" *

Gipsy Smith Rodney "Gipsy" Smith Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (31 March 1860 – 4 August 1947) was a British Evangelism, evangelist who conducted evangelistic campaigns in the United States and Great Britain for over 70 yea ...

(1860–1947), British evangelist

Other uses

* Gipsy (dog), a large, long-lived dog buried in Brooklyn, New York, US *

Gipsies Football Club The Gipsies Football Club was a short lived 19th century rugby football club that was notable for being one of the twenty-one founding members of the Rugby Football Union, as well as producing a number of international players in the sport's early ...

, a 19th-century rugby football club *

Bohemian F.C. Bohemian Football Club (Irish language, Irish: An Cumann Peile Bóihéamach), more commonly referred to as Bohemians or Bohs, is an Football in the Republic of Ireland, Irish professional association football club based in Dublin. Bohemians comp ...

or the Gypsies, a professional Irish association football club