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English
Noun
gypsy cab (plural gypsy cabs)
- (colloquial, US, sometimes offensive) An unlicensed taxi, especially in the North East of the United States.
Usage notes
Because it derives from a racist stereotype of the Romani, and uses the problematic exonymic term Gypsy, this term may be offensive to the Romani. See usage note at gypsy.
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