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limp-wrist

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
limp-wrist
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gay man, especially a flamboyant one.

Derogatory

verb

To hold a handgun with an insufficiently-firm-and-stiff grip while firing, allowing recoil to move the frame of the gun too far rearward and causing the recoil spring to absorb too little energy from the slide for the action to cycle properly.

Etymology

From limp + wrist.

Usage

Inflected Forms

limp-wrists (plural) limpwrist (alternative) limp-wrists (present, singular) limp-wristing (participle, present) limp-wristed (participle, past) limp-wristed (past)

Questions

What does limp-wrist mean?
A gay man, especially a flamboyant one.
Where does limp-wrist come from?
From limp + wrist.

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