limp-wrist

See also: limpwrist

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From limp +‎ wrist.

Noun

limp-wrist (plural limp-wrists)

  1. (derogatory) A gay man, especially a flamboyant one.

Verb

limp-wrist (third-person singular simple present limp-wrists, present participle limp-wristing, simple past and past participle limp-wristed)

  1. (firearms) To 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.
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