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Re:$21,243 in 8 Days: Why AppSumo is Going to Keep Crushing It by cobrausn on Thursday August 30, 2012 @05:07PM (#4456817)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_(term)#Gypsy

The word 'slur' is not mentioned once on that page. At best, its use as an offensive slur is context sensitive (at least according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs).

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Re:$21,243 in 8 Days: Why AppSumo is Going to Keep Crushing It by mattmanser on Thursday August 30, 2012 @06:12PM (#4457144)
It does actually mention it's an insult a lot of the time half way down the page. You wouldn't use it as an ethnic slur like 'roast beef', people accuse others of being a gypsy or a pikey. It is 'considered to carry pejorative connotations' as wikipedia delightfully puts it.
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