gimpgympn.1
/ɡɪmp/, U.S. /ɡɪmp/ 1. Silk, worsted, or cotton twist with a cord or wire running through it. Now chiefly applied to a kind of trimming made of this (see quot. 1882); sometimes covered with beads or spangles.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > gimp
gimp1664
gimping1755
1664 J. Wilson Cheats ii. iv. 25 I have three or four as rich Suits, for Flanders Lace, Gimp, and Embroydery, as any in the Town.
a1704 Compl. Servant-maid (ed. 7) 63 Open it betwixt the gimp or over-cast, likewise into every Ilit-hole.
a1717 T. Parnell Elegy to Old Beauty 62 Unmov'd by Tongues, and Sights he walk'd the place, Thro' Tape, Toys, Tinsel, Gimp, Perfume, and Lace.
c1800 E. C. Knight Autobiogr. I. 121 To another lady I was in the habit of writing in the millinery style giving descriptions of gimps and ribands.
1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. xxiv. 271 The military man's spur had become entangled in the gimp which decorated the skirt of her dress.
1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §798 The kneeling stool may be finished with fringe or gimp round the edge.
1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 222/2 Gimp or Gymp. An open work trimming, used on both dress and furniture, and in coach lace making. It is made of silk, worsted, or cotton twist, having a cord, or a wire running through it. The strands are plaited or twisted, so as to form a pattern.
2. A fishing-line composed of silk, etc., bound with wire to strengthen it.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > fishing-line > [noun] > wire-bound line
gimp1827
1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 21 819 Pass your gymp in at the fish's mouth.
1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling xiv. 427 Bright brass gimp is very easily seen by the fish.
1873 G. C. Davies Mountain, Meadow & Mere xxiii. 199 The brass wire of the ordinary gorge hook is cut away, and the gimp fastened to the thickest part or shoulder of the lead.
3. In Lace-making: The coarser thread which forms the outline of the design (see quot. 1882).
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > pattern > thread forming outline of
gimp1839
1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 264 [The pattern of lace depends] partly upon the introduction of a thicker thread, called gymp, which is used for the formation of figures, flowers, and other ornaments.
1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 222/1 Gimp..is the shiny, or coarse glazed thread used in Honiton and other Pillow Laces, to mark out, and slightly raise certain edges of the design, as a substitute for Raised Work.
Compounds
C1. General attributive.
gimp cord n.
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1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. xxiv. 271 The rowel of the spur had..wound itself among the gimp cords [of a lady's dress].
gimp lace n.
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1661 S. Pepys Diary 9 June (1970) II. 117 My wife put on her black silk gown, which is now laced all over with black gimp lace, as the fashion is.
gimp-machine n.
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1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Gimp-machine, a narrow-ware loom having devices at the edge of the warp to catch the woof and form loops or patterns, the gimp cords of various sizes being carried by independent shuttles or needles.
gimp-maker n.
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1892 Daily News 16 Apr. 6/3 The daughter of a gimp-maker.
gimp manufacturer n.
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1851 in Illustr. London News (1854) 5 Aug. 118 Gimp manufacturer.
gimp nail n.
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1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Gimp nail, a small forged nail with a rounded head, used by upholsterers.
gimp pin n.
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1882 Worcs. Exhib. Catal. iii. 51 Gimp pins.
gimp-work n.
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1755 J. N. Scott Bailey's Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (new ed.) To Gimp, to make gimp-work, or to work in gimp.
C2. Quasi-adj. = ‘trimmed with gimp’
gimp petticoat n.
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1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iii. i. 37 Take my Guimp Petticoat for that truth.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
gimpn.2
/ɡɪmp/, U.S. /ɡɪmp/ A neckerchief or stomacher (worn by a nun).
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society > faith > artefacts > monastic garb > items of attire > [noun] > gimp
gimp1747
1747 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 571/1 Sisters in grey..with swarms of idle drabs and wenches in gimps, (Guimps, a nun's neck-kerchief) dispersed all over the kingdom.
1847 Faber Life St. Rose of Lima 152 To prevent them from cutting her habit, her veil, and her gimp.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
gimpn.3
/ɡɪmp/, U.S. /ɡɪmp/ slang.
Courage, ‘guts’; ‘stuffing’ (stuffing n. 2e).
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the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > [noun]
hearteOE
spirita1382
fierceness1490
stomach?1529
spritec1540
fire1579
mettle1581
rage1590
brave-spiritednessa1617
lion-heart1667
game1747
spunk1773
pluck1785
gameness1810
ginger1836
pluckiness1846
gimp1901
ticker1930
cojones1932
1901 Munsey's Mag. Jan. 567/2 Sort of took the gimp out of you, didn't it?
1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xiii. 164 Ther wearer wouldn't have sufficient gimp t' get up off er tack.
1962 J. Potts Evil Wish xii. 159 She didn't even have the gimp to make the break herself.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
gimpn.4
/ɡɪmp/, U.S. /ɡɪmp/ slang (originally U.S.).
A lame person, a cripple; a lame leg; a limp. Also as v., to limp, hobble (1961 in Webster).
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the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > limping
haltingc1440
hipping1440
limphalting1549
claudication1555
limping1555
halt1599
limpingness1753
limp1818
hippity-hop1845
gimp1925
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > lameness or physical disability > [noun] > person
cripplec950
lameOE
maimed1340
halterc1440
maima1500
maim?a1500
Vulcan1600
lamester1639
limpard1653
vulcanist1656
lameter1823
gammy1893
hoppy1904
crip1918
gimp1925
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > lameness or physical disability > [noun] > a limp
limp1818
hilch1824
Alexandra limp1869
gimp1925
jake leg1930
jake walk1930
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > lameness or physical disability > [noun] > lame leg
gimp1925
1925 Flynn's 31 Jan. 306/2 Gimp, a lame leg.
1929 New Yorker 9 Feb. 38/1 Eat-'em-up Jack McManus would never hit a cripple. He'd just kick a gimp in the good leg and leave him lay.
1931 D. Runyon Guys & Dolls (1932) viii. 160 She walks with a gimp in one leg, which is why she is called Madame la Gimp.
1969 P. Craig Gate of Ivory (1970) xii. 161 I gimped back on deck.
Derivatives
ˈgimpy n. and adj. (a) n. a lame person, a cripple; (b) adj., lame, crippled.
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1925 G. H. Mullin Adventures Scholar Tramp xiii. 194 On the Road a lame man is a gimpy.
1931 G. Irwin Amer. Tramp & Underworld Slang 85 Gimpy, lame; crippled.
1965 J. Philips Twisted People iv. 77 Now I know you've got a gimpy leg.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
gimpn.5
/ɡɪmp/, U.S. /ɡɪmp/ slang and derogatory (originally U.S.).
A stupid or contemptible person. Cf. gink n.
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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > [noun]
asseOE
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dullardc1440
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nollc1475
assheada1500
mulea1500
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dulbert?a1513
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hammer-head1532
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skit-brains?1553
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calfa1556
tomfool1565
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Essex calf1573
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beetle-head1577
dor-head1577
groutnoll1578
grosshead1580
thickskin1582
noddyship?1589
jobbernowl1592
beetle-brain1593
Dorbel1593
oatmeal-groat1594
loggerhead1595
block-pate1598
cittern-head1598
noddypoop1598
dorbellist1599
numps1599
dor1601
stump1602
ram-head1605
look-like-a-goose1606
ruff1606
clod1607
turf1607
asinego1609
clot-poll1609
doddiea1611
druggle1611
duncecomb1612
ox-head1613
clod-polla1616
dulman1615
jolterhead1620
bullhead1624
dunderwhelpa1625
dunderhead1630
macaroona1631
clod-patea1635
clota1637
dildo1638
clot-pate1640
stupid1640
clod-head1644
stub1644
simpletonian1652
bottle-head1654
Bœotiana1657
vappe1657
lackwit1668
cudden1673
plant-animal1673
dolt-head1679
cabbage head1682
put1688
a piece of wood1691
ouphe1694
dunderpate1697
numbskull1697
leather-head1699
nocky1699
Tom Cony1699
mopus1700
bluff-head1703
clod skull1707
dunny1709
dowf1722
stupe1722
gamphrel1729
gobbin?1746
duncehead1749
half-wit1755
thick-skull1755
jackass1756
woollen-head1756
numbhead1757
beef-head1775
granny1776
stupid-head1792
stunpolla1794
timber-head1794
wether heada1796
dummy1796
noghead1800
staumrel1802
muttonhead1803
num1807
dummkopf1809
tumphya1813
cod's head and shoulders1820
stoopid1823
thick-head1824
gype1825
stob1825
stookiea1828
woodenhead1831
ning-nong1832
log-head1834
fat-head1835
dunderheadism1836
turnip1837
mudhead1838
donkey1840
stupex1843
cabbage1844
morepork1845
lubber-head1847
slowpoke1847
stupiditarian1850
pudding-head1851
cod's head and shoulders1852
putty head1853
moke1855
mullet-head1855
pothead1855
mug1857
thick1857
boodle1862
meathead1863
missing link1863
half-baked1866
lunk1867
turnip-head1869
rummy1872
pumpkin-head1876
tattie1879
chump1883
dully1883
cretin1884
lunkhead1884
mopstick1886
dumbhead1887
peanut head1891
pie-face1891
doughbakea1895
butt-head1896
pinhead1896
cheesehead1900
nyamps1900
box head1902
bonehead1903
chickenhead1903
thickwit1904
cluck1906
boob1907
John1908
mooch1910
nitwit1910
dikkop1913
goop1914
goofus1916
rumdum1916
bone dome1917
moron1917
oik1917
jabroni1919
dumb-bell1920
knob1920
goon1921
dimwit1922
ivory dome1923
stone jug1923
dingleberry1924
gimp1924
bird brain1926
jughead1926
cloth-head1927
dumb1928
gazook1928
mouldwarp1928
ding-dong1929
stupido1929
mook1930
sparrow-brain1930
knobhead1931
dip1932
drip1932
epsilon1932
bohunkus1933
Nimrod1933
dumbass1934
zombie1936
pea-brain1938
knot-head1940
schlump1941
jarhead1942
Joe Soap1943
knuckle-head1944
nong1944
lame-brain1945
gobshite1946
rock-head1947
potato head1948
jerko1949
turkey1951
momo1953
poop-head1955
a right one1958
bam1959
nong-nong1959
dickhead1960
dumbo1960
Herbert1960
lamer1961
bampot1962
dipshit1963
bamstick1965
doofus1965
dick1966
pillock1967
zipperhead1967
dipstick1968
thickie1968
poephol1969
yo-yo1970
doof1971
cockhead1972
nully1973
thicko1976
wazzock1976
motorhead1979
mouth-breather1979
no-brainer1979
jerkwad1980
woodentop1981
dickwad1983
dough ball1983
dickweed1984
bawheid1985
numpty1985
jerkweed1988
dick-sucker1989
knob-end1989
Muppet1989
dingus1997
dicksack1999
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptible > contemptible person
wormc825
wretchOE
thingOE
hinderlingc1175
harlot?c1225
mixa1300
villain1303
whelpc1330
wonnera1340
bismera1400
vilec1400
beasta1425
creaturec1450
dog bolt1465
fouling?a1475
drivel1478
shit1508
marmoset1523
mammeta1529
pilgarlica1529
pode1528
slave1537
slim1548
skit-brains?1553
grasshopper1556
scavenger1563
old boss1566
rag1566
shrub1566
ketterela1572
shake-rag1571
skybala1572
mumpsimus1573
smatchetc1582
squib1586
scabship1589
vassal1589
baboon1592
Gibraltar1593
polecat1593
mushroom1594
nodc1595
cittern-head1598
nit1598
stockfish1598
cum-twang1599
dish-wash1599
pettitoe1599
mustard-token1600
viliaco1600
cargo1602
stump1602
snotty-nose1604
sprat1605
wormling1605
brock1607
dogfly?1611
shag-rag1611
shack-rag1612
thrum1612
rabbita1616
fitchock1616
unworthy1616
baseling1618
shag1620
glow-worm1624
snip1633
the son of a worm1633
grousea1637
shab1637
wormship1648
muckworm1649
whiffler1659
prig1679
rotten egg1686
prigster1688
begged fool1693
hang-dog1693
bugger1694
reptile1697
squinny1716
snool1718
ramscallion1734
footer1748
jackass1756
hallion1789
skite1790
rattlesnake1791
snot1809
mudworm1814
skunk1816
stirrah1816
spalpeen1817
nyaff1825
skin1825
weed1825
tiger1827
beggar1834
despicability1837
squirt1844
prawn1845
shake1846
white mouse1846
scurf1851
sweep1853
cockroach1856
bummer1857
medlar1859
cunt1860
shuck1862
missing link1863
schweinhund1871
creepa1876
bum1882
trashbag1886
tinhorn1887
snot-rag1888
rodent1889
whelpling1889
pie eatera1891
mess1891
schmuck1892
fucker1893
cheapskate1894
cocksucker1894
gutter-bird1896
perisher1896
skate1896
schmendrick1897
nyamps1900
ullage1901
fink1903
onion1904
punk1904
shitepoke1905
tinhorn sport1906
streeler1907
zob1911
stink1916
motherfucker1918
Oscar1918
shitass1918
shit-face1923
tripe-hound1923
gimp1924
garbage can1925
twerp1925
jughead1926
mong1926
fuck?1927
arsehole1928
dirty dog1928
gazook1928
muzzler1928
roach1929
shite1929
mook1930
lug1931
slug1931
woodchuck1931
crud1932
dip1932
bohunkus1933
lint-head1933
Nimrod1933
warb1933
fuck-piga1935
owl-hoot1934
pissant1935
poot1935
shmegegge1937
motheree1938
motorcycle1938
squiff1939
pendejo1940
snotnose1941
jerkface1942
slag1943
yuck1943
fuckface?1945
fuckhead?1945
shit-head1945
shite-hawk1948
schlub1950
asswipe1953
mother1955
weenie1956
hard-on1958
rass hole1959
schmucko1959
bitch ass1961
effer1961
lamer1961
arsewipe1962
asshole1962
butthole1962
cock1962
dipshit1963
motherfuck1964
dork1965
bumhole1967
mofo1967
tosspot1967
crudball1968
dipstick1968
douche1968
frickface1968
schlong1968
fuckwit1969
rassclaat1969
ass1970
wank1970
fecker1971
wanker1971
butt-fucker1972
slimeball1972
bloodclaat1973
fuckwad1974
mutha1974
suck1974
cocksuck1977
tosser1977
plank1981
sleazebag1981
spastic1981
dweeb1982
bumboclaat1983
dickwad1983
scuzzbag1983
sleazeball1983
butt-face1984
dickweed1984
saddie1985
butt plug1986
jerkweed1988
dick-sucker1989
microcephalic1989
wankstain1990
sadster1992
buttmunch1993
fanny1995
jackhole1996
fassyhole1997
fannybaws2000
fassy2002
1924 B. Hecht & M. Bodenheim Cutie iii. 22 A gimp like you takes my appetite away for a week.
1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. 130 Fools of one kind and another have carved a considerable niche for themselves in Australian speech..: lardhead, loop..gazob, gimp and gup.
1971 H. S. Thompson in Rolling Stone 11 Nov. 44/3 Ignore that nightmare in the bathroom. Just another ugly refugee from the Love Generation, some doom-struck gimp who couldn't handle the pressure.
1993 Radio Times 13 Feb. 9/3 [He is] a complete gimp. He's quite well-intentioned but manages to irritate everyone around him.
2001 Washington Times (Nexis) 3 June c13 How are we supposed to conduct any sporting events with all of the gimps, wimps, and simpletons undermining everything.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
gimpv.1
/dʒɪmp/ rare in literary use; colloquial in northern and midlands districts.
transitive. To give a scalloped or indented outline to.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > cause to have series of curves [verb (transitive)] > scalloped
gimp1697
scallop1749
1697 A. de la Pryme Diary 23 Sept. (1870) i. 152 [A] woman's bust with the aforesayd strang head dress on, onely a little more waved and gimp'd.
1756 Connoisseur No. 134. 810 A Trolloppeè or Slammerkin, with treble ruffles to the cuffs, pinked and gymped.
1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Gimp, to jag; to indent; to denticulate.
1878 Thompson's Gardener's Assistant 705 Leaves narrow, beautifully gimped along the margins.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
gimpv.2
/ɡɪmp/, U.S. /ɡɪmp/ 1. transitive. To trim with gimp.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > trim > other
stripe1471
culpon1587
pampinulate1592
underbear1600
gimp1755
1755 J. N. Scott Bailey's Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (new ed.) To Gimp, to make gimp-work, or to work in gimp.
1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel II. 232 Every one of the dresses is..festooned and fringed and gimped.
2. To ‘whip’ or twine (wire, or the like) into a plait or twist of some softer material.
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the world > space > relative position > intertwining or interweaving > intertwine or interweave [verb (transitive)] > plait
pleat?a1300
foldc1384
plaita1398
pletc1429
plat?1533
gimp1885
1885 W. L. Carpenter Treat. Manuf. Soap 275 The candles were made self-snuffing, by means of plaiting the wick, and ‘gimping’ strings of wire, or other fibrous material, into the plaits, with the object of bending the wick outwards, so that the end of it should reach the oxidizing part of the flame, and thus be destroyed.
3. To give a ribbed or corrugated surface to.
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1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 27/1 A roll or rosette of lead ribbon, which has first been cut to the right breadth,..then ribbed or gimped, and finally coiled into a rosette.
Derivatives
gimper n. One who or that which gimps.
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1926 R. W. Hutchinson First Course Wireless 57 Pure lead in the form of a tape..is passed through gimpers, which rib it and sever it into different lengths.
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