Florent Monnier wrote:
> What are these funny connotations in the English language ?
> Could someone explain me ?
The results returned from Googling for "define: gimp" include these:
# lameness: disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
# limp: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman
hobbles
down to the store every day"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Gimp is a usually derogatory term used to refer to a (normally male) sexual
submissive, typically dressed in black leather (or rubber) and wearing a mask
of the same material. This apparel emphasises sexuality by drawing attention
to the crotch and chest. Sadomasochistic practice often features in the
notion
of the gimp, with a partnership between gimp and dominatrix (or dominant).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimp_(sadomasochism)
The word "gimpy" is more common, it means "noticeable lameness" or
"crippled: disabled in the feet or legs".
-- Bill
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