am i right in saying?

[robo-christ 40]

p***y= bastardisation of pavee meaning irish traveller's

 

and

 

gypsy= old way of saying Egyptian which is where the English people originally thought that Romanies where from

[Rolfe 2]

As i understand it the term "p***y" derived from the fact that Romany Gypsies used camp on the outskirts of villages usually at a crossroads or junctions and these were known as" turnpikes" and the general consensus is that it originated from there.

 

Because the Romany Gypsy was quite dark skinned it was thought that they may have originated in Egypt and the word Gypsy may well have been an abbreviation of the term Egyptian........ but this is often refuted.

[Leewx 2]

p***y is directly derived from pike which, circa 1520, meant to "go away from, to go on" and related to the words turnpike (toll-road) and pike-man (toll-collector)

Got that from Wiki but i thought it came from pavee too.

The English term Gypsy (or Gipsy) originates from the Greek word for "Egyptian", Αιγύπτιοι (Aigyptioi, whence modern Greek γύφτοι gifti), in the belief that the Romanies, or some other Gypsy groups (such as the Balkan Egyptians), originated in Egypt, and in one narrative were exiled as punishment for allegedly harbouring the infant Jesus.

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

no it was mean in jest but thats just a stereotypical view maybe a bigger percentage of gypsy work more than white british

[MuttleMcTuttle 21]

I always had a vague idea that P***y came about because of the turnpikes, never heard of the pavee definition. Gypsy, I was led to believe came from Egyptian, and the Romany or Romani people originated in India? They have a very colourful and fascinating history...

[robo-christ 40]

well im leaving this thread more confused than when i started it lol

 

but thanks for the input

[lamping-lad 160]

p***y is the romany word for bone, as in fish bone. dont know if it helps

[craigyboy 1,274]

just curious folks are the asterixs put in that word automatically by the mods or are you all doing it yourselves

[goldfinch2007 2,332]

here we go again,see how long this thread lasts

[Rolfe 2]

just curious folks are the asterixs put in that word automatically by the mods or are you all doing it yourselves

Automatic.........!

[robo-christ 40]

p***y is the romany word for bone, as in fish bone. dont know if it helps

 

tbh mate it just confuses me more lol,cheers though

 

it does seem like i was misinformed about p***y being as mispronunciation of pavee

 

nothing racist intended by this thread either btw

[GetOnitSkinDown 5]

I always thought a p***y was an irish gypsy? Probably just me LOL

[stainlee 27]

Just out of interest , how old is the word ( I never heard it until the 70s ) and has it always been considered derogatory ? thanks.

[lamping-lad 160]

calling a traveller a p***y is very offensive.

[stainlee 27]

calling a traveller a p***y is very offensive.

Yes I know that , was just wondering if that was always the case .