- limp-wristed
-
/limp"ris'tid/, adj. Slang (disparaging and offensive).1. effeminate.2. soft; flabby; ineffectual.[1955-60; LIMP2 + WRIST + -ED3]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
limp-wristed
Look at other dictionaries:
limp-wristed — limp wrist|ed [ˌlımp ˈrıstıd] adj a limp wristed man is considered to lack male qualities such as strength; sometimes used to say that a man is ↑homosexual … Dictionary of contemporary English
limp-wristed — [limp′ris΄təd] adj. Informal 1. effeminate: a term of mild contempt 2. weak; soft; ineffectual … English World dictionary
limp-wristed — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ristə̇d adjective Etymology: limp (I) + wrist + ed (I) 1. : effeminate 2. : weak : flabby * * * ˌlimp ˈwristed 7 … Useful english dictionary
limp-wristed — informal a man who is limp wristed seems weak and lacks the qualities that people usually admire in a man. My mother liked him though I suspect my father thought he was a bit limp wristed … New idioms dictionary
limp-wristed — /lɪmp ˈrɪstəd/ (say limp ristuhd) adjective Colloquial (derogatory) 1. (of a man) effeminate. 2. ineffectual and timid: a limp wristed defence of the policy …
limp-wristed — adjective a man who is limp wristed is considered to lack strong, traditionally male qualities … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
limp-wristed — limp wrist|ed [ ,lımp rıstəd ] adjective OFFENSIVE an insulting word for describing a gay man … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
limp-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… … From formal English to slang
limp-wristed — adjective Date: circa 1960 1. effeminate 2. weak … New Collegiate Dictionary
limp-wristed — adjective a) implicitly weak; lacking strength. b) If referring to a male, having effeminate qualities or characteristics perceived to be homosexual in nature. Ant: macho … Wiktionary
