pimple

English

/ˈpɪmp(ə)l/

noun
Definitions
  • An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
  • (slang) An annoying person.
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) Scotch whisky

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pymple inherited from Old English *pipel, piplian derived from Proto-Indo-European *pap- (pock mark, nipple).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pap-

Gloss

pock mark, nipple

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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