verb
General Slang
hirplin
· verb · scottish
Walking with a limp — usually painfully and slowly.
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Walking with a limp, hobbling, moving awkwardly because something hurts. Distinctly Scots — has no neat English equivalent that captures the same slow, pained shuffle.
“He was hirplin about the place for a week after he twisted his ankle at the fitba.”
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hirplin In A Sentence
He was hirplin about the place for a week after he twisted his ankle at the fitba.
Origin & Usage
From the Scots verb 'hirple', recorded since the 15th century. Origin uncertain — possibly imitative of an uneven gait, or related to Old Norse.
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