also limsy, 1825, a colloquial New England form of limp (adj.). For the formation, compare cutesy, drowsy, flimsy, tricksy, tipsy.
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limp adj.
"flaccid, drooping, lacking stiffness or firmness," 1706, of obscure origin, apparently from the first element in Old English lemphealt (see limp (v.)). Related: Limply; limpness. A limp wrist as indicative of male effeminate homosexuality is from 1960.