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gimp

1

[ gimp ]

noun

  1. a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
  2. a coarse thread, usually glazed, employed in lacemaking to outline designs.


gimp

2

[ gimp ]

noun

Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
  1. spirit, vigor, or ambition:

    She didn't have the gimp to look for a better job.

gimp

3

[ gimp ]

noun

  1. a limp.
  2. Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a term used to refer to a person who limps or is lame.

verb (used without object)

  1. to limp; walk in a halting manner:

    a sprain that made her gimp for weeks.

gimp

4

[ jimp ]

adjective

Scot. and North England.
  1. a variant of jimp.

gimp

1

/ ɡɪ³¾±è /

noun

  1. a tapelike trimming of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with wire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gimp

2

/ ɡɪ³¾±è /

noun

  1. offensive.
    a physically disabled person, esp one who is lame
  2. slang.
    a sexual fetishist who likes to be dominated and who dresses in a leather or rubber body suit with mask, zips, and chains
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Sensitive Note

When describing someone who is lame, gimp is used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting. But within the disability community, it is sometimes a term of self-reference.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gimp1

First recorded in 1655–65; probably from Dutch gimp; further origin unknown

Origin of gimp2

First recorded in 1900–05; origin uncertain

Origin of gimp3

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; origin uncertain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gimp1

C17: probably from Dutch gimp, of unknown origin

Origin of gimp2

C20: of unknown origin
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Today’s Republican Party and its leaders and other influentials on the right-wing and “conservative†movement are Trump’s supplicants, part of his neofascist movement, and political gimps who are desperate for his approval.

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Hunt was arrested minutes after the second incident, and is said to have told police: "I am not a gimp - I do not own a gimp suit. I am not in a gimp suit."

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Twin chairs sit opposite the couch, green gimp and nailhead trim adding a stately detail to the delicate pair.

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A teenager has described a "freaky" late-night encounter with a man wearing a "gimp suit".

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Kreamelmeyer’s amputee friends have for a long time jokingly referred to themselves as “the gimp club.â€

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