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limp-wristed

[ limp-ris-tid ]

adjective

  1. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. (especially of a gay man) effeminate.


limp-wristed

adjective

  1. ineffectual; effete
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of limp-wristed1

First recorded in 1955–60; limp 2 + wrist + -ed 3

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