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gimp
1[gimp]
noun
a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
a coarse thread, usually glazed, employed in lacemaking to outline designs.
gimp
2[gimp]
noun
spirit, vigor, or ambition.
She didn't have the gimp to look for a better job.
gimp
3[gimp]
noun
a limp.
Usually Disparaging and Offensive.a term used to refer to a person who limps or is lame.
verb (used without object)
to limp; walk in a halting manner.
a sprain that made her gimp for weeks.
gimp
4[jimp]
adjective
a variant of jimp.
gimp
1/ ɡɪ /
noun
offensivea physically disabled person, esp one who is lame
slanga sexual fetishist who likes to be dominated and who dresses in a leather or rubber body suit with mask, zips, and chains
gimp
2/ ɡɪ /
noun
a tapelike trimming of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with wire
Sensitive Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- gimpy adjective
51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
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."
Twin chairs sit opposite the couch, green gimp and nailhead trim adding a stately detail to the delicate pair.
A teenager has described a "freaky" late-night encounter with a man wearing a "gimp suit".
Kreamelmeyer’s amputee friends have for a long time jokingly referred to themselves as “the gimp club.”
In 2019 a man in a “gimp suit” charged at a woman in the village terrifying her.
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