"quimp" meaning in All languages combined

See quimp on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: quimps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quimp (plural quimps)
  1. A graphic element, used within maledicta balloons in comics to represent obscenities, curses and swearing, resembling the planet Saturn. Wikipedia link: The Lexicon of Comicana
    Sense id: en-quimp-en-noun-0wHEI-D~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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