• Liz
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      146 months ago

      A gimp is any of the following:

      1. A cripple
      2. A particular kind of BDSM role
      3. Twisted silk, worsted, or cotton with cord or wire running through it, used chiefly as upholstery trimming.
      4. (in lacemaking) coarser thread which forms the outline of the design in some techniques.
      5. fishing line made of silk bound with wire.

      The last three I got from the internet.

      • @Mint
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        126 months ago

        Gimp is a slur for people with physical disabilities in the UK at least

        • Liz
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          36 months ago

          It’s kinda a slur in the US in the sense that people claim it’s a slur, but I’ve never heard anyone actually use it that way.

        • meseek #2982
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          36 months ago

          Same in Canada and the US. If someone calls you a gimp, it’s a derogatory term that belittles your physical abilities.

        • @reka@beehaw.org
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          26 months ago

          “Eww, like the coarser thread which forms the outline of the design in some lacemaking techniques!? That is just a bit gross don’t you think?”