gimp 1
/gimp/ , n.
1. a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
2. a coarse thread, usually glazed, employed in lacemaking to outline designs.
[ 1655-65; appar. gimp ]
gimp 2
/gimp/ , n. Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
spirit, vigor, or ambition.
[ 1900-05; orig. uncert. ]
gimp 3
— gimpy , adj.
/gimp/ , Slang.
n.
1. a limp.
2. a person who limps; lame person.
v.i.
3. to limp; walk in a halting manner: a sprain that made her gimp for weeks.
[ 1920-25, Amer.; orig. uncert. ]
gimp 4
/jimp/ , adj. Scot. and North Eng.
jimp.