what is gypsy?

Answer 1

This is an excerpt of "THE STORY OF THE GYPSIES"
By Mrs. S. B. Titterington
It begins back - far, far back - amid the myths and traditions of the first century after Christ. To trace its true course through these misty, by-gone ages, is like searching for an old, almost obliterated path, in the tangles of a tropical forest. But, earnest, patient laborers have been at work, following the clues which peculiarities of language, race resemblance, fragments of old tradition, give in tracing back the course of the long Gypsy procession, winding down through the centuries, previous to the time when it first obtains definite historical record. An encampment of Gypsies always awakens a strange interest. There is
nothing attractive in their low, black tents, their squalor and filth, nor their universal reputation as thieves and rascals. But the mystery of ages hangs about them - a mystery just being explained - and their ancient pedigree surrounds them with an atmosphere of romance. A hundred different theories have been advanced regarding the origin of this strange, wandering people. Many of them are wild and improbable.
It is only within a few years that, through the unwearying research of a few scholars, who could not be dismayed or turned aside by the difficulties which hedged the way, the trail was struck amid the dense undergrowth of the legendary past, and followed back to what seems to be the beginning of the story of this extraordinary people.

Answer 2

A true gypsy is a Romani, descended from the JEws who followed Moses into the desert. There are other gygpsies, but they are not true gypsies. By definition, they are people who live in a vardo (their wagon) and live on the road, never truly settling anywhere for long. They are often a jack-of-all-trades and entertainers. They also barter for knowledge and other wears, offering services or similar in payment. Being a friend to a gypsy is also a good thing in superstition.

Answer 3

1. One of the best Broadway musicals of all times. It was based on the early life of the legendary burlesque queen/stripper, Gypsy Rose Lee.
2. A gypsy is also a dancer/singer who hasn't made it big on the professional stage yet and moves from show to show doing auditions and working in chorus lines, and hoping to someday become a star. 'A Chorus Line' is about such people. There is also a song from the musical, 'Applause!' called 'She's No Longer A Gypsy' which sums up the whole shebang.

Answer 4

I had a Siberian Husky named Gypsy, very good dog.

Answer 5

They usually hang around in kind gypsy campsites. They play music & stuff to earn money. Sometimes resort to thievery. They r mystical

Answer 6

well gypsies
are people who travel, and steal what is needed
and they can do this
because supposedly
when Jesus was on the cross, a gypsy came and stole one of the stakes and god/Jesus whatever basically made it okay for the gypsies to steal whatever they needed.

yeah.

Answer 7

People thought roaming bands were part of the lost tribes of Egypt of the Old Testament. Rather than "E-gypt-sees" they called them "Gypt-sees".

Answer 8

Me maybe, sounds rite on to me.Gypsys are suppose to be able to make it and I have so far, all good.

Answer 9

Gypsy (also variants like Gipsey, Gipsy, Gypsey or Gypsie) is a term for certain ethnic and cultural groups. The term is often considered to be derogatory.

It may also refer to a wide variety of other meanings.


[edit] Ethnic groups

[edit] Roma
Romani people, also spelled Roma, Rroma or Roms, related ethnic groups in Southern and Eastern Europe and the Middle East:

Garachi, a very small group, mostly in Azerbaijan
Gitanos, also spelled Ciganos, mostly in Spain, Portugal, and southern France (Tsigane).
Kalderash, the most numerous of the Roma people, mostly in the Balkans, Central Europe, North America
Romnichal, also known as Rom'nies, mostly in Britain and North America
Sinti, also known as Zigeuner or Zingari, Ägypter, mostly in Germany, Austria and Italy (Zingaro)
Roma are also at times incorrectly referred to as Bohemians, in the mistaken belief that they originated in Bohemia.


[edit] Others
Gypsy people (i.e. a nomadic people living mostly amongst non-nomadic people) not considered to be related to the Roma:

Ashkali, an ethnic group with Roma-relation debated, mostly in Kosovo
Dom people, mostly in the Middle East
Egyptians (Balkans), an ethnic group previously considered Roma, mostly in Kosovo
Irish Travellers, also known as Pavee, mostly in Ireland, Great Britain, and the United States
Lom people, mostly in the Caucasus
Lyuli, mostly in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia
Sea Gypsies, a number of different peoples of Southeast Asia
Yeniche (people), mostly in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Belgium

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Songs
A Gypsy's Kiss, a song by Deep Purple from Perfect Strangers
Black-Eyed Gypsy, a song by The Prodigals from Go On
Gypsy, a song by Fleetwood Mac from Mirage
Gypsy, a song by Suzanne Vega from Solitude Standing
Gypsy, a song by Emperor from In the Nightside Eclipse (on 1999 Edition only)
Gypsy, a song by Armin van Buuren from Shivers
Gypsy, a song by Mercyful Fate from Don't Break The Oath
Gypsy, a song by Uriah Heep from Very 'eavy... Very 'umble
Gypsy, a song by Luscious Jackson from Electric Honey
Gypsy, a song by Dio from Holy Diver
Gypsy, a song by Black Sabbath from Technical Ecstasy
Gypsy, a song by Ektomorf from Destroy, the band has some Roma roots
Gypsy, a song by The Moody Blues from To Our Childrens Childrens Children
Gypsy, a song by Pistol Grip from Another Round
Gypsy Dance, a song by Edvin Marton from (Unknown Album)
Gypsy Eyes, a song by Jimi Hendrix from Electric Ladyland
Gypsy Queen, a song by Riot from Rock City
Gypsy Queen, a song by Van Morrison from His Band and the Street Choir
Gypsy Queen (Part 1), a song by Gypsy from Gypsy
Gypsy Queen (Part 2), a song by Gypsy from Gypsy
Gypsy Road, a song by Cinderella from Long Cold Winter
Gypsy Road, a song by Bruce Dickinson from Tattooed Millionaire
Gypsy Soul, a song by L.A. Guns from Tales from the Strip
Gypsy Woman (Hilary Duff song), a song by Hilary Duff from Dignity
Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless), a song by Crystal Waters from Surprise
Gypsy Woman, a song by The Persuasions from Stardust
Gypsies In The Palace, a song by Jimmy Buffett from Last Mango in Paris
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves (song), a song by Cher from Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
I Recall A Gypsy Woman, a song performed by several artists, amongst them Waylon Jennings and Hank Thompson
I'm a Gypsy Man, a song by Sonny Curtis and performed by J.J. Cale from Troubadour
I'm a Gypsy Mother ******, a song by GG Allin and The AIDS Brigade from Expose Yourself To Kids
Restless Gypsy, a song by W.A.S.P. from Inside the Electric Circus
Roll Gypsy Roll, a song by Lynyrd Skynyrd from Gimme Back My Bullets
Sign Of The Gypsy Queen, a song by April Wine from The Nature of the Beast
The Gypsy, a 1945 popular song written by Billy Reid and performed by several artists
The Gypsy, a song by Deep Purple from Stormbringer
The Gypsy King, a song by Patrick Wolf from Wind in the Wires
The Gypsy Maid, a song by Maksim Mrvica from Electrik
Zignenavän (Gypsy Friend), a song by Agnetha Fältskog from Agnetha Fältskog Vol. 2

[edit] Other uses
Band of Gypsys, an album by Jimi Hendrix
Gypsy (1962 film), a film version of the musical starring Rosalind Russell
Gypsy (album), an album by Gypsy
Gypsy (band), a band from Minnesota, United States
Gypsy: A Memoir, Gypsy Rose Lee's book which inspired the musical and film
Gypsy: A Musical Fable, a musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee
Gipsy Kings, a band from the South of France
Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike, an album by Gogol Bordello
Gypsy Sun and Rainbows, the last band featuring Jimi Hendrix
Gypsy, a dancer in a Broadway musical.
Time of the Gypsies, a movie by Emir Kusturica

[edit] People
Gypsy Rose Lee, an American actress and entertainer (1911-1970)
Gypsy (calypsonian), full name Winston "Gypsy" Patrick Peters, a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian and politician
Phyllis Coates, born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell, actress
Gypsy Boots, full name Robert Bootzin, American fitness pioneer (1914-2004)

[edit] Fiction
Gipsy (comics), eponymous character of a comic series by Enrico Marini and Thierry Smolderen
Gypsies, a fantasy novel by Robert Charles Wilson
Gypsy (comics), a fictional character from DC Comics
Gypsy (MST3K), a robot character from the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000
Gypsy, a comic created by Brian Pulido and published by Avatar Press

[edit] Other uses
Austin Gipsy, a Land Rover like vehicle
Gypsy (elephant), an elephant given to Michael Jackson by Elizabeth Taylor
Gypsy (software), the first word processing program to use a graphical interface, created 1975 by Xerox
Gypsy Killer, a Battleball award, given to the player who hits the Gypsy in the head
Gypsy, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Maruti Gypsy, a 4WD vehicle by Maruti Udyog Limited, an Indian company