Gimp (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
noun Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
  1. spirit, vigor, or ambition: She didn't have the gimp to look for a better job.
noun
  1. a limp.
  2. a term used to refer to a person who limps or is lame.
verb (used without object)
  1. to limp; walk in a halting manner: a sprain that made her gimp for weeks.
adjective Scot. and North England.
  1. a variant of jimp.
noun
  1. a tapelike trimming of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with wire
noun
  1. a physically disabled person, esp one who is lame
  2. a sexual fetishist who likes to be dominated and who dresses in a leather or rubber body suit with mask, zips, and chains
Gimp (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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