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gimpy

gimpy

5 9.8
A person or animal with a limp that makes walking difficult
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡɪm.pi/
  • Slur
: lisiado
  • She struggled to keep up with her friends due to her gimpy leg from the old injury.
  • gimpy leg
  • gimpy knee
  • gimpy ankle

Examples

  • He needs a meal badly, and he has a gimpy hip.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Despite his gimpy knee, Uncle Seth was only a step behind me when we came around the chicken yard.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • But with a gimpy leg and the drinking...

    War Horse (2011)

  • What with your gimpy leg and all.

    The Klansman (1974)

  • So I need to blog as fast as my gimpy leg allows.

    Blog text (31)

  • I get vertigo when I travel and my gimpy leg acts up.

    The Runaways (2010)

  • Otherwise, you're gonna have two gimpy legs, little sister.

    Sunset (1988)

  • He looks a little gimpy running up the ramp.

    Blog text (19)

  • He noticed I seemed to be doing my heel-to-toe walking on my gimpy foot better now.

    Blog text (31)

  • After the accident, he had to use a cane because of his gimpy leg.

Synonyms

lame
vsgimpy
20 4.1

Unable to walk properly because of an injury to a leg

is a more casual or slang term for that walking difficulty
gammy
vsgimpy
  • UK
1 9.9

Hurting or not working well, usually about a leg

is the broader term for walking difficulty without the informal pain focus
limpy
vsgimpy
1 7.8

Walking in a way that shows one leg is weak or hurt

refers to the underlying leg or foot disability rather than just the walk
halt
vsgimpy
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Unable to walk easily because of a problem in the legs

is the modern informal label for the same walking impairment
game
vsgimpy
  • Archaic
1 9.1

Having an injured foot or leg that makes walking difficult

focuses on general walking difficulty rather than only limb damage
halting
vsgimpy
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Unable to walk well because of weak or injured legs

is the common modern informal term for that historical walking description

Antonyms

fit
153 1.0

Being in good physical and mental health

able-bodied
30 4.2

A person who is physically strong and healthy

How Lame

lame
20 4.1
gimpy
  • Slur
5 9.8
unsteady
16 3.3
steady
171 1.3

Surface Forms

gimpy positive

Morphology

gimpy = gimp (transparent) = gimp + y

Formally derived from the noun 'gimp' with the adjectival suffix '-y', so the meaning 'having the quality of a gimp' (lame) follows directly.

Etymology

Gimpy comes from the older word gimp, which used to mean a person who limps or is 'lame'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of gimp like the word 'limp', so gimpy describes having a 'limp' or trouble walking.