gimpy
adj/ˈɡɪmpi/
Etymology From gimp + -y.
1
Limping, lame, with crippled legs.
- Presently Gimpy, who limped, as his name indicated, spoke up.1899, Jacob A. Riis, “The Kid Hangs Up His Stocking”, in The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, LIX:2, page 175:
- Gimpy Bill" is a cripple who sold lead-pencils in Market Street. His legs have been cut off almost to the hips, and he gets around on two little platforms,1906, “The Eathquake and After”, in Current Literature, LX:6, page 576:
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- "Old guy downstairs, with long hair and a gimpy leg, handed me this yere and gimme fi' cents to fetch it up here to you," stated the messenger.1917, Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, Those Times and These, page 186:
2
Exhibiting deficiencies associated with the derogatory term "gimp", such as might inspire discomfort or revulsion
- One of the kittens has a gimpy eye.