pimple
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pimple
- /ˈpɪmp(ə)l/
Rhymes with -ɪmpəl
Where it comes from
Early Modern English pimple, pumple, from Middle English pymple, pympyl, of uncertain origin but probably a nasalized variant of Old English *pipel, *pypel, from Old English piplian, pyplian (“to break out in pimples, show eruptions”), probably related to Latin papula (“pimple, pustule”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pap- (“pock mark, nipple”)). Akin to Old English pipliġende (“having shingles”).
noun pimples
- An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus. I had to pop that embarrassing pimple, it was huge and red and on the tip of my nose.
- An annoying person. He's such a pimple! I wish he'd stop being so irritating!
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Scotch (whisky)
Similar: pimple and blotch
verb pimples · pimpling · pimpled
- To mark, cover or disfigure (something) as with pimples.
- To develop pimples.
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noun inflamed spot on the surface of the skin
| Español | espinilla, grano, barro, barrillo, barrito, comedón cerrado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여드름 yeodeureum |
| 日本語 | 面皰 nikibi, 丘疹 kyūshin |
| 中文 | 疙瘩 gēda, 丘疹 qiūzhěn |
| हिन्दी | फोड़ा phoṛā, फुड़िया phuṛiyā, स्फोटिका sphoṭikā, फुंसी phunsī |
| Português | borbulha, espinha |
| Français | bouton, pustule |
| Deutsch | Pickel |
| Italiano | pustola, pustoletta, brufolo, foruncolo |
| Ελληνικά | σπυρί spyrí, σπυράκι spyráki |
| Română | coș |
| Русский | прыщ pryšč, пры́щик prýščik, у́горь úgorʹ, па́пула pápula, пупы́рышек pupýryšek |
| Tiếng Việt | mụn nhọt, mụn |
| العربية | بَثْرَة baṯra, بَثْر baṯr |
| עברית | פִּצְעוֹן pitson |
noun annoying person
| Español | pendejo |
|---|---|
| Français | casse-couilles |
| Ελληνικά | κακό σπυρί kakó spyrí |
| Русский | негодя́й negodjáj |
Talk about this word "pimple." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pimple. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pimple. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pimple "pimple." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pimple.Cite this
@misc{pimple_2026,
title = {pimple},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pimple},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
