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limp-wristed

American

[limp-ris-tid] / ˈlɪmpˌrɪs tɪd /

adjective

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. (especially of a gay man) effeminate.
soft; flabby; ineffectual.

limp-wristed British

adjective

ineffectual; effete

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Etymology

Origin of limp-wristed

First recorded in 1955–60; limp ² + wrist + -ed ³

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limp-wristed

“There was even this period ‘the pansy craze’ where it was fashionable to have limp-wristed men in movies who may have been gay or trans or entirely outside that in movies.”

From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2019

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