gimp2 Syllabification: (gimp)Pronunciation: /gimp/ North American informal, derogatoryDefinition of gimp noun a physically handicapped or lame person. a limp. a feeble or contemptible person. verb [no object] limp; hobble:she gimped around thereafter on an artificial legDerivatives gimpy adjective Origin: 1920s (originally US): of unknown origingimp in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of gimp in the British & World English dictionary