gyp-room

[ jip-room, -roo m ]
/ ˈdʒɪpˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun British Slang.

a pantry, especially one attached to a student's quarters.

Origin of gyp-room

First recorded in 1870–75; see origin at gyp2

Words nearby gyp-room

gynostegium, gynostemium, gyoza, gyp, gyp joint, gyp-room, gyplure, gypo, gyppo, gyprock, gypseous

Example sentences from the Web for gyp-room

  • The gyp-room owned a presiding dignitary of its own who was known as the “gyp-woman,” who obligingly performed that service.

    A College Girl |Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey