Gimp Definition

Origin of Gimp

• The regional sense of "gumption" is attested since about 1905, and may have developed due to the reinforced nature of gimp cord, or possibly the influence of the words gumption and gumph.

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• Attested since about 1660, perhaps from Dutch gimp or French guimpe, and likely from Old French guimpre, a variant of guipure, a kind of trimming.

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• Scots. Alternate form of jimp. Compare Welsh gwymp (“fair, neat, comely”).

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• Attested in US slang since the 1920s. Maybe influenced by, or cognate with limp.

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• Perhaps from French guimpe guimpe

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Origin unknown

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Origin unknown

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition