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

gimp

10 9.9
A way of walking that is difficult because of a leg or foot injury
  • noun
  • /ɡɪmp/
  • NSFW
: 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
48 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
1 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
283 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

How Impaired

immobility
4 6.3
gimp
  • NSFW
10 9.9
hobble
1 5.9
stiffness
13 3.9
gait
22 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.