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单词 gypsy's warning
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gypsy's warning
gypsy's warning n. (in works of fiction) a sinister warning or prophecy from a Gypsy; (now also more generally) any warning or sign of impending misfortune.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > specific types of warning
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1824 European Mag. & London Rev. Feb. 114 The Gipsy's Warning.—Mark yonder hag, that mutters as she goes; She deals in charms—can read the Book of Fate, And tell the future with unerring skill. One of the Gipsy tribe, whom maids consult.
1928 D. L. Sayers Unpleasantness at Bellona Club xi. 126 ‘What price the gipsy's warning now?’ said Lord Peter.
1967 A. Christie Endless Night xiii. 112 ‘You'll have to fend for yourself.’ ‘Cut out the gipsy's warning, Santonix,’ I said.
2018 Plymouth Herald (Nexis) 17 Sept. Having had the gypsy's warning about my health and the potential dangers of impending diabetes, I bit the bullet.
extracted from Gypsyn.adj.
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