Search for crossword answers and clues
Having a limp
Answer for the clue "Having a limp ", 5 letters:
gimpy
Alternative clues for the word gimpy
Word definitions for gimpy in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Gimpy is a derogatory term for someone who has a limp. See List of disability-related terms with negative connotations . It may also refer to: A person's nickname : Lloyd Brown (baseball) (1904-1974), American Major League Baseball pitcher Stephen Mowlam ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1925 (n.); 1931 (adj.); hobo slang, from gimp + -y (3) and (2).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 limping, lame, with crippled legs. 2 exhibiting deficiencies associated with the derogatory term "gimp", such as might inspire discomfort or revulsion
Usage examples of gimpy.
Thinking maybe a change of scene would kick-start him, the dust and the broncs with their nuts cinched up, the gimpy rednecked riders.
Once he had the gimpy mare back across the slickrock she was more willing to walk with him.
When he got there he discovered that the only Ranger who wasn't dead drunk was gimpy Johnny Carthage, the slowest man in camp.