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gimp

noun

  1. braided trimming
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verb

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪmp/ / /ɡɪmp/

adj

Etymology: Scots. Alternative form of jimp. Compare Welsh gwymp (“fair, neat, comely”).

  1. Neat; trim; delicate; slender; handsome; spruce; elegant.

noun

  1. Acronym of GNU Image Manipulation Program, a computer program capable of editing and manipulating digital images.
  2. Abbreviation of gravitationally interacting massive particle.

verb

Etymology: Attested in US slang since the 1920s. Maybe influenced by, or cognate with limp.

  1. To limp; to hobble.
  2. To make underpowered; to limit or restrict the useful effects of.