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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.

Origin:
1655–65; appar. < D gimp < ?

gimp

2[gimp]
–noun Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
spirit, vigor, or ambition.

Origin:
1900–05; orig. uncert.

gimp

3[gimp] Slang.
–noun
1. a limp.
2. a person who limps; lame person.
–verb (used without object)
3. to limp; walk in a halting manner: a sprain that made her gimp for weeks.

Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; orig. uncert.


gimpy, adjective

gimp

4[jimp]
–adjective Scot. and North England.
jimp.

jimp

[jimp]
–adjective Scot. and North England.
1. slender; trim; delicate.
2. scant; barely sufficient.
Also, gimp.


Origin:
1500–10; orig. uncert.


jimply, adverb
jimpness, noun
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gimp 1   (gĭmp)   
n.  A narrow flat braid or rounded cord of fabric used for trimming. Also called guimpe, guipure.

[Perhaps from French guimpe; see guimpe.]
gimp 2   (gĭmp)   
n.  
  1. A limp or a limping gait.

  2. A person who limps.

intr.v.   gimped, gimp·ing, gimps
To walk with a limp.

[Origin unknown.]
gimp'y adj.
gimp 3   (gĭmp)   
n.  Spirit; pep.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
gimp [gɪmp]

  1. n.
    a lame person. (Originally underworld. Rude and derogatory.) : Lefty tried to mug an old gimp with a cane.
  2. in.
    to limp about. : I'll gimp over there as soon as I can. It'll take a while on these crutches.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

gimp 
1925, "a crippled leg," also "a crippled person," perhaps by association with limp.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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