The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word GYP , but the solution may also be SWINDLE which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in LA Times).
Shortchange crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GYP | 29 % | 3 |
| COZEN | 14 % | 5 |
| SWINDLE | 14 % | 7 |
| STIFF | 14 % | 5 |
| UNDERPAY | 14 % | 8 |
| CHEAT | 14 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shortchange
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cheat
- grift
- rob
- pinch
- con
- screw
- deprive
- jeopardize
- disparage
- undervalue
- skimp
- confuse
Crossword Answer definitions
GYP noun- (sometimes offensive) A member of the Romani people, or one of the sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc).
- (sometimes offensive) A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.
- (sometimes offensive) To cheat or swindle someone or something inappropriately.
- An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
- (sometimes offensive) A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.)
- A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
- A person with a dark complexion.
- A sly, roguish woman.
- A college servant, one who would attend upon a number of students, brushing their clothes, carrying parcels, waiting at parties and other tasks, distinct from a college porter or bedder.
- The room in which such college servants work.
- A small kitchen for use by college students.
- Gypsophila.
- Pain or discomfort.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result GYP
More clues leading to the result COZEN
- Cheat
- Defraud
- Fleece
- Swindle
- Deceive
- Lead down the garden path
- Trick
- Hoodwink
- Defraud.
- Defraud in a paltry way.
More clues leading to the result SWINDLE
More clues leading to the result STIFF
- Unbending
- Body bag contents
- Like a strong drink
- Inflexible
- Harsh, as a penalty
- Starchy
- Leave without paying
- Tip zip
- Far from flexible
- Harsh, as a prison sentence
More clues leading to the result UNDERPAY
- Stiff with the green
- Give less than full salary to
- Shortchange
- Give less than is deserved
- Take advantage of, in a way
- Cause to strike, perhaps