"Γύφτος", εξηγεί ο Σαμίρ, "αρχικά σήμαινε 'βρώμικος – μην αγγίξετε'".
Samir acknowledges that his people use the term, and that they do not object strenuously to others doing so as long as the intent is not to disparage. “Gypsy", Samir explains, "originally meant 'dirty - do not touch'".