Gypsy was a term used to describe a number of nomadic and itinerant Human cultures on Earth, and was applied to alien races that had similar practices.
The Orion civilization's culture during their time as a slave-race was described as folk art and gypsy culture. (FASA RPG - The Orions module: Book of Common Knowledge)
The Beshwa were the Kyrosian equivalent of gypsies. (TOS novel: Spock, Messiah!)
The Fjori have a gypsy culture, traveling on starships such as the Orak. (DS9 - YA novel: Gypsy World)
In the year 2366, Geordi La Forge called a gypsy violinist to play music during his date with Christy Henshaw. (TNG episode: "Booby Trap")
External links[]
- Gypsy article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Gypsy article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.