"limp-wrist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: limp-wrists [plural]
Etymology: From limp + wrist. Etymology templates: {{com|en|limp|wrist}} limp + wrist Head templates: {{en-noun}} limp-wrist (plural limp-wrists)
  1. (derogatory) A gay man, especially a flamboyant one. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-limp-wrist-en-noun-xy-jMkEY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: limpwrist

Verb

Forms: limp-wrists [present, singular, third-person], limp-wristing [participle, present], limp-wristed [participle, past], limp-wristed [past]
Etymology: From limp + wrist. Etymology templates: {{com|en|limp|wrist}} limp + wrist Head templates: {{en-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 rearwards and causing the recoil spring to absorb too little energy from the slide for the action to cycle properly. Categories (topical): Firearms, LGBTQ
    Sense id: en-limp-wrist-en-verb-JgDGpyh3 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: limpwrist

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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