n. a lame person. (Originally underworld. Rude and derogatory.) : Lefty tried to mug an old gimp with a cane.
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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gimp
1925, "a crippled leg," also "a crippled person," perhaps by association with limp.