Dictionary

gimpy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɪmpi/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English gimp Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gimpy From gimp + -y.

Meanings

1. Limping, lame, with crippled legs.
   • Presently Gimpy, who limped, as his name indicated, spoke up. 1899, Jacob A. Riis, “The Kid Hangs Up His Stocking”, in The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, LIX:2, page 175:
   • Gimpy Bill" is a cripple who sold lead-pencils in Market Street. His legs have been cut off almost to the hips, and he gets around on two little platforms, 1906, “The Eathquake and After”, in Current Literature, LX:6, page 576:
   • "Old guy downstairs, with long hair and a gimpy leg, handed me this yere and gimme fi' cents to fetch it up here to you," stated the messenger. 1917, Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, Those Times and These, page 186:
2. Exhibiting deficiencies associated with the derogatory term "gimp", such as might inspire discomfort or revulsion
   • One of the kittens has a gimpy eye.

Forms

Antonyms

whole (antonym(s) of “exhibiting deficiencies”)

Deriveds

gimpiness · gimpily

Relateds

gimp

Synonyms

freakish (exhibiting deficiencies)