gypsyingn.
/ˈdʒɪpsɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪpsiɪŋ/ The practice or activity of living or acting like a Gypsy, esp. (formerly) by having meals in the open air or (now usually) by travelling from place to place.
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a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Spanish Gipsie (1653) iv. sig. G2 For so well I love you That I in pitty of this Trade of Gipsying..offer you A state to settle you..so I may call you My husband.
1815 R. Rylance Epicure's Almanack 242 In Lordship's lane, is the Plough, a house of similar character, and often visited during the summer by what are termed gypseying parties.
1887 F. Francis Saddle & Mocassin i. 20 It is a delightful climate there in summer, and a glorious country for gipsying.
2010 Washington Post (Nexis) 12 Sept. (Met 2 ed.) d09 They moved four times in the first four years of marriage... Peggy became accustomed to the gypsying.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
gypsyingadj.
/ˈdʒɪpsɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪpsiɪŋ/ Travelling from place to place as a Gypsy or in the manner of one; itinerant.
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1847 A. Smith Christopher Tadpole (1848) xlix. 418 As cold weather came..he could no longer go on with his gipsying mode of life.
1923 Oregon County (Missouri) Times-Leader 14 June The gypsying motorist has forced the country west of Chicago to get started well in the work of caring for him as he gypsies.
2005 B. Bova Mercury in Mercury & Prometheans (2015) 186 He was still a nomad; he just stayed in one place a bit longer than his gypsying parents.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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