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🚶‍♂️ A limp 🚶‍♂️ To limp 🔧 To weaken 🧵 Decorative braid
gimp

gimp

3 9.9
A way of walking that is difficult because of a leg or foot injury
  • noun
  • /ɡɪmp/
  • NSFW
translation icon : cojera
  • You know, I got a gimp hand from writing you letter after letter, just hoping you'd write one back to me.

Just that if you're a GIMP then then you ain't getting that woman you you got.

Examples

  • She noticed a gimp in his stride when he tried to run after the bus.

  • Here comes Gimp with a limp.

    White Bird (2023)

  • That's why I walk with a gimp.

    The Machinist (2004)

  • After the accident, he had to learn how to walk again with a gimp due to his injury.

  • The old man moved slowly and with a slight gimp as he approached the park bench.

Synonyms

limp
vsgimp
51 3.3

An uneven way of walking caused by a hurt leg or foot

refers to the disabling condition that can produce such an uneven gait
lameness
vsgimp
1 4.7

A state in which a person or animal cannot walk properly because of a leg injury

focuses on a milder walking difficulty or a limp rather than full inability
claudication
vsgimp
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Leg pain or weakness that makes walking hard, often because blood flow is poor

is the general walking impairment not limited to that specific medical cause
gimpiness
vsgimp
9.8

Difficulty walking because a leg or foot does not work well

is the same meaning but used as a shorter label for that condition

Antonyms

stability
363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

How Impaired

immobility
4 6.3
gimp
  • NSFW
3 9.9
hobble
1 5.9
stiffness
13 3.9
gait
23 5.0

Surface Forms

gimp singular
gimps plural

Etymology

Gimp is a word for 'a limp' that likely came from old slang like gimpy, which meant 'lame' or 'walking badly'. So a gimp is someone who walks with difficulty, and the word keeps that meaning today.