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jimp

or gimp

[ jimp ]

adjective

, Scot. and North England.
  1. slender; trim; delicate.
  2. scant; barely sufficient.


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Other Words From

  • jimply adverb
  • jimpness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jimp1

First recorded in 1500–10; origin uncertain
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Example Sentences

I noticed that he carried one arm in a sling, but otherwise he was still the model rogue, jimp and smiling.

How are they to know that the "jimp middle" of the ballads was in its jimpness in proportion to the shoulders?

O then bespaik hir dochter dear, She was baith jimp and sma; O row me in a pair o' sheits, And tow me owre the wa.

She ran hastily into the house, and in a few moments reappeared in a bewitching riding-skirt gathered round her jimp waist.

But still he could hear the cries, loudly and impatiently repeated: We—want—Jimp-son!

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