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pimple Definition


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pimple
noun
    1. A small raised often pus-containing swelling on the skin; a spot. Technical equivalent papula, papule and pustule.
      Thesaurus: pustule, papula, spot, blemish, zit (slang); acne.
Derivative: pimpled
adj
    Having pimples.
Etymology: 15c, related to Anglo-Saxon pyplian to break out in pimples: from Latin papula pimple.



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