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gimp

4  [jimp]
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–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.

Related forms:
jimply, adverb
jimpness, noun
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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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