Similar meaning: Wally (UK), Plonker (UK), Pillock (UK), Dumbass (US), Doofus (US) etc etc. Gimp is also a a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, used in curtain making and upholstery and (thanks to reader MrZoolook for correctly pointing this out) a leather or rubber submissive or bondage suit (or its wearer – see the character, the Gimp Man in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘ Pulp Fiction‘).įurther information welcome from readers please on the prevalence of the use of Gimp in the USA and any differences in meaning. Indeed, I understand that Gimp was/is used by the American disabled community as a term of self-reference (please let me know if you have come across this). If youre familiar with other programming languages, this construct is equivalent to defining a list of local variables and a scope in which theyre active. This original meaning also seems to have been used in the USA from around the same time. Used widely in the 1970s but unsure of current usage.Īpparently has its origins in the early 20th century when it was used as an offensive insult directed at lame or crippled people. British pejorative childhood slang for fool or idiot.
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