limp-wrist

noun

A gay man, especially a flamboyant one.

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Meanings

nounlimp-wrist (plural limp-wrists)

plural limp-wrists · alternative limpwrist

  1. derogatoryA gay man, especially a flamboyant one.
verblimp-wrist (third-person singular simple present limp-wrists, present participle limp-wristing, simple past and past participle limp-wristed)

present singular third person limp-wrists · participle present limp-wristing · participle past limp-wristed · past limp-wristed · alternative limpwrist

  1. engineeringTo hold a handgun with an insufficiently-firm-and-stiff grip while firing, allowing recoil to move the frame of the gun too far rearward and causing the recoil spring to absorb too little energy from the slide for the action to cycle properly.

Origin

From limp + wrist.

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APA

limp-wrist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limp-wrist

MLA

“limp-wrist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limp-wrist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limp-wrist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limp-wrist.

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