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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.
These are words in the English language which potentially come from Romani. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2013)
The word, while sometimes positively embraced by Romani persons, is also sometimes rejected by other Romani persons as offensive due to it being tainted by its use as a racial slur and a pejorative connotation implying illegality and irregularity, [20] and some modern dictionaries either recommend avoiding use of the word gypsy entirely or give ...
In the English language, Romani people have long been known by the exonym Gypsies or Gipsies, [88] which many Roma consider to be an ethnic slur. [89] [90] [91] The attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Roma, including "Gypsy". [92]
Many 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 (Romani), 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]
(Russia) was military slang for Afghans. Means spirit or malodor. Descends from Afghan word dushman=peasant. Dzsipó (Hungary) pronounced as 'jee-poe' - a Gypsy. From English word Gypsy. Coined by the Hungarian translators of Guy Ritchie's Snatch. Espalda mojada (Mexico) literally, "wetback".
These words are derived from labă, literally "paw", but referring to masturbation in slang. The expression " a face laba " means "to jerk off". Although they are literally connected to masturbation, in the spoken language they have the same meaning as "jerk", "asshole" or "ass" when referring to an individual.
Other Romani words in general British slang are gadgie (man), [80] shiv or chiv (knife). [81] Urban British slang shows an increasing level of Romani influence, [80] with some words becoming accepted into the lexicon of standard English (for example, chav from an assumed Anglo-Romani word, [80] meaning "small boy", in the majority of dialects ...