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pimple

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noun/ˈpɪmp(ə)l/
  1. 1

    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.
  2. 2

    An annoying person.derogatoryslang

    • He's such a pimple! I wish he'd stop being so irritating!
  3. 3

    Scotch (whisky)Cockneyslang

syn. acker · acne · pustule · spot · plook · zit

verb/ˈpɪmp(ə)l/
  1. 1

    To mark, cover or disfigure (something) as with pimples.alsofigurativelytransitive

  2. 2

    To develop pimples.intransitive

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