Let ‘er jip!
I never realized until I tried to write it today, that jipped (as in- I got ripped off or missed an opportunity) is not an actual word. I kept typing it and it just looked wrong, and Microsoft was affirming this. It is a word I hear (and use) in speech, but do not see in writing. While Merriam-Webster may not acknowledge this red headed step child of the English language, Urban Dictionary does and that is enough for me.
Badresa said,
May 9, 2006 @ 11:17 pm
I think, I could be wrong, that it is actually derived from a slang slight against Gypsys. and that is why I do not use it.
I could be wrong, like I said…