gimp
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet.
Pronunciation
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gimpIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡɪmp
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
informal
Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
informal
A person who is lame due to a crippling of the legs or feet.
informal
A limp or a limping gait.
A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also guimpe.
Any coarse or reinforced thread, such as a glazed thread employed in lacemaking to outline designs, or silk thread used as a fishing leader, protected from the bite of fish by a wrapping of fine wire.
The plastic cord used in the plaiting and knotting craft scoubidou (lanyard making); or, the process itself.
verb
intransitiveinformal
To limp; to hobble.
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This meaning: Disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
Used this way, gimp is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in everyday conversation and social media or informal writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Casual
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Playful
- Usage feel
- Casual and conversational
Where it naturally appears
- Everyday conversation
- Social media/informal writing
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More ways to use gimp
- “After twisting his ankle, he had to gimp around for a few days.”verb
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Sense: disability of walking due to crippling of the legs
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