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  • 51Limp eelpout — From plate 82 of Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode and Tarleton H. Bean, published 1896. Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 52limp-wristed — limp wrist|ed [ ,lımp rıstəd ] adjective OFFENSIVE an insulting word for describing a gay man …

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  • 53limp-wristed — [limp′ris΄təd] adj. Informal 1. effeminate: a term of mild contempt 2. weak; soft; ineffectual …

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  • 54limp-wristed — /limp ris tid/, adj. Slang (disparaging and offensive). 1. effeminate. 2. soft; flabby; ineffectual. [1955 60; LIMP2 + WRIST + ED3] * * * …

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  • 55limp-wristed — limp′ wrist′ed adj. sl. 1) cvb sts off usu. disp. and off. (of a man or boy) exhibiting feminine characteristics; effeminate; homosexual 2) cvb sts soft; flabby; ineffectual • Etymology: 1955–60 usage: Definition1is usually used with disparaging… …

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  • 56limp|kin — «LIHMP kihn», noun. a brown wading bird of tropical America, related to the cranes and rails, but being the only living member of its family; courlan. ╂[American English < limp1, verb + kin (because of its halting gait)] …

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  • 57Limp Records — Infobox record label name = Limp Records image bg = white parent = founded = 1978 founder = Skip Groff defunct = 1982 distributor = genre = Various country = United States location = Rockville, Maryland url = Limp Records was an independent… …

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  • 58Limp (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Limp Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = San Francisco Bay Area, California Genre = Punk rock Pop punk Alternative Years active = 1996–2002 Label = Honest Don s Fueled By… …

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  • 59limp´ness — limp1 «lihmp», noun, verb. –n a lame step or walk. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to walk with a limp: »After falling down the stairs, he limped for several days. SYNONYM(S): hobble. 2. Figurative. to proceed slowly and with difficulty: »The plane limped… …

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  • 60limp´ing|ly — limp1 «lihmp», noun, verb. –n a lame step or walk. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to walk with a limp: »After falling down the stairs, he limped for several days. SYNONYM(S): hobble. 2. Figurative. to proceed slowly and with difficulty: »The plane limped… …

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