gimp
noun
- braided trimming
verb
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /d͡ʒɪmp/ / /ɡɪmp/
adj
Etymology: Scots. Alternative form of jimp. Compare Welsh gwymp (“fair, neat, comely”).
- Neat; trim; delicate; slender; handsome; spruce; elegant.
noun
- Acronym of GNU Image Manipulation Program, a computer program capable of editing and manipulating digital images.
- Abbreviation of gravitationally interacting massive particle.
verb
Etymology: Attested in US slang since the 1920s. Maybe influenced by, or cognate with limp.
- To limp; to hobble.
- To make underpowered; to limit or restrict the useful effects of.