Re: Gypsy's warning
Posted by ESC on November 04, 2001 In Reply to: Re: 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 http://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_ (1998) 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.")
- More of an oxymoron Alex 11/05/01
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