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Thomas Acton's Gypsy Politics and Social Change notes John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1887) as similarly stating: Hotten's dictionary of slang gives pike at as go away and Pikey as a tramp or a Gypsy. He continues a pikey-cart is, in various parts of the country, one of those habitable vehicles suggestive of country life.
The English term gypsy or gipsy [16] is commonly used to indicate Romani people, [17] and use of the word gipsy in modern-day English is pervasive (and is a legal term under English law—see below), and some Romani organizations use it in their own organizational names, particularly in the United Kingdom.
A History of the Gipsies with Specimens of the Gipsy Language by Walter Simson; Peter Bakker, Milena Hübschmannová. What Is the Romani Language?. Hatfield: University Of Hertfordshire Press, 2000. The Zincali : or, An account of the Gypsies of Spain; with an original collection of their songs and poetry, by George Borrow (1842)
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. Ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin For other uses, see Romani (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Romanians or Roman people. Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Gypsy (disambiguation). Ethnic group Romani people Romani flag created in 1933 and accepted at the 1971 World ...
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...
Gypsy may refer to any of the several languages of the Gypsies: The various Romani languages of Europe; The Para-Romani languages descending from them; The Domari language of the Middle East; The Seb Seliyer language of Iran; The Lomavren language of Armenia
Most Romanichal speak Angloromani, a mixed language that blends Romani vocabulary with English syntax. Romanichal residing in England, Scotland, and Wales are part of the Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller community. [2] Genetic, cultural and linguistic findings indicate that the Romani people can trace their origins to Northern India. [3] [4] [5]
posh – fancy, upper-class (possibly from a Romani term for money) Romanipen – the spirit of being Romani, "Romani-ness" shiv – an improvised knife or similar weapon (from chivomengro "knife") [4] wonga – Cockney slang for money (from angar "coal") [5]