Flimp

/flɪmp/ adjective

Definition

Limp or lacking firmness; weak or feeble (informal or dialectal).

Etymology

Possibly a blend of 'floppy' and 'limp,' or dialectal variation. The word appears in regional speech but has unclear etymological origins; it may be onomatopoetic.

Kelly Says

Words like 'flimp' show up in regional dialects but almost never in standard dictionaries—they reveal how people in specific communities invented words to describe things in ways that felt more natural to them.

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