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Cozen vs Gyp - What's the difference?

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Cozen is a related term of gyp.


As verbs the difference between cozen and gyp

is that cozen is (archaic) to cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way while gyp is (pejorative|sometimes|offensive) to cheat or swindle someone of something inappropriately.

As a noun gyp is

(pejorative|sometimes|offensive) a cheat or swindle; a rip-off or gyp can be a college servant or gyp can be gypsophila or gyp can be pain or discomfort.

cozen

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.
  • * 1602 , , Act III, Scene 2,
    • What devil was't / That thus hath cozen'd you at hoodman-blind?
  • * , 1851, The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor , Volume 1, page 895,
    • It is certain that children may be cozened into goodness, and sick men to health, and passengers in a storm into safety; and the reason of these is, — because not only the end is fair, and charitable, and just, but the means are such which do no injury to the persons which are to receive benefit;.
  • * 1866 , Spoils, By a Receiver'', Charles Chauncey Burr (editor), ''The Old Guard: A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Principles of 1776 and 1787 , Volume 4, page 497,
    • The man, too, who has been matrimonially cozened''''', "would all the world might be '''cozened'''," for he has been '''cozened''', and beaten too; but with him the cudgel is "hallowed;" he would "hang it o'er the altar;" perhaps for the reason given by the "Merry Wives of Windsor," because "it hath done meritorious service;" and no sooner is he, by a seemingly merciful disposition of Providence, released from the cudgeler, but he is in haste to be ' cozened and beaten again.
  • * 1914 , , The Gates of Doom , 2001, page 217,
    • But that you should have been cozened' with me, that my ' cozening should in part have been a natural sequel to your own, rather than an independent error of mine, is a helpful reflection to me in this dark hour.

    Usage notes

    Modern usage is generally to effect a dated style.

    Related terms

    * cozener * cozenage

    References

    * Webster's New School and Office Dictionary, copyright 1962 * "cozen" on Online Etymology Dictionary

    gyp

    English

    Etymology 1

    Probably from the term

    Alternative forms

    * gip, jip (eye dialect spellings)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative, sometimes, offensive) A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.
    • Why do we have to buy this new edition of the textbook when there’s almost no difference between it and the previous one? What a gyp !
    Usage notes
    Because this term is often considered to derive from the problematic exonymic term Gypsy'' and represent a racist stereotype of the Romani, it may be offensive. See the usage note about ''gypsy .

    Verb

    (gypp)
  • (pejorative, sometimes, offensive) To cheat or swindle someone of something inappropriately.
    • The cab driver gypped me out of ten bucks by taking the longer route.
    You better watch out; they'll try to gyp you if you don't know what you're doing.
    Usage notes
    See the notes about the noun, above.

    See also

    * jew down * welsh

    References

    * Gyp: Thieve, World Wide Words * Etymology of "Gyp" / "gypped", Vocaboly.com

    Etymology 2

    Perhaps the same as Etymology 1.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A college servant.
  • The room in which such college servants work.
  • A small kitchen for use by college students.

    • Etymology 3

    Shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Gypsophila.

    • Etymology 4

    Perhaps from gee up .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Pain or discomfort.
    • ''My back's giving me gyp .