jimp

or gimp

[ jimp ]

adjective

, Scot. and North England.

1. slender; trim; delicate.
2. scant; barely sufficient.

Other Words From

• jimply adverb
• jimpness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of jimp¹

First recorded in 1500–10; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

I noticed that he carried one arm in a sling, but otherwise he was still the model rogue, jimp and smiling.

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How are they to know that the "jimp middle" of the ballads was in its jimpness in proportion to the shoulders?

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O then bespaik hir dochter dear, She was baith jimp and sma; O row me in a pair o' sheits, And tow me owre the wa.

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She ran hastily into the house, and in a few moments reappeared in a bewitching riding-skirt gathered round her jimp waist.

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But still he could hear the cries, loudly and impatiently repeated: We—want—Jimp-son!

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