PIMPLE


Meaning of PIMPLE in English

/ ˈpɪmpl; NAmE / noun

a small raised red spot on the skin

—compare spot

—see also goose pimples

►  pim·ply / ˈpɪmpli; NAmE / adjective :

pimply skin

a pimply youth

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : related to Old English piplian break out in pustules .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.