gimpy
pronunciation
How to pronounce gimpy in British English:
UK ['gɪmpɪ]
How to pronounce gimpy in American English:
US ['gɪmpɪ]
Word Origin
- gimpy
- 1925 as a noun, "lame person;" 1931 as an adjective, "lame, crippled," hobo slang, from gimp (n.1) + -y (3) and (2).
Example
- 1. No one saw him gimpy going .
- 2. No one saw him gimpy going round the bend .
- 3. You have a gimpy left knee , right ?
- 4. I thought the guy with the gimpy leg should be deciding when we rest .
- 5. Tyson chandler , left ankle : well , a toe kept him out of oklahoma city , but his gimpy ankle might keep new orleans out of the second round .