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'''Frimp''' is a | '''Frimp''' is a mildly derogatory, innocuous Colonial term to denote a person who is either ill-informed or performs an act of idiocy. It is the Earth equivalent of "idiot" or "moron." | ||
The only Colonial that uses it extensively is [[Starla]]. She calls a fellow [[Super Scout]] a frimp when describing an apple from the scout handbook Troy procured | The only Colonial that uses it extensively is [[Starla]]. She calls a fellow [[Super Scout]] a frimp when describing an apple from the scout handbook {{1980|Troy}} procured {{G80|The Super Scouts, Part I}} and later, at the [[Griffith Park Observatory]], asks her fellow Scouts if [[Marcy]] is a frimp {{G80|The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I}}. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The term "frimp" originates from the 1970 publication of [[w:Robert A. Heinlein|Robert A. Heinlein]]'s science fiction novel, ''[[w:I Will Fear No Evil|I Will Fear No Evil]]''. In the book, the term is a verb used to denote "every possible way to copulate—every possible way to hook up two or more bodies—and number—of any sex, or combinations of all six sexes. Includes far-out combinations that are shocking and outrageous."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.urbangeek.net/geek/dictionary/geekspeakd-f.html|title=Geek Speak dictionary | * The term "frimp" originates from the 1970 publication of [[w:Robert A. Heinlein|Robert A. Heinlein]]'s science fiction novel, ''[[w:I Will Fear No Evil|I Will Fear No Evil]]''. In the book, the term is a verb used to denote "every possible way to copulate—every possible way to hook up two or more bodies—and number—of any sex, or combinations of all six sexes. Includes far-out combinations that are shocking and outrageous."<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.urbangeek.net/geek/dictionary/geekspeakd-f.html|title=Geek Speak dictionary|accessdate=7 January 2007|archive=Y|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715194115/http://www.urbangeek.net/geek/dictionary/geekspeakd-f.html|archivedate=15 July 2011}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:59, 19 July 2025
Frimp is a mildly derogatory, innocuous Colonial term to denote a person who is either ill-informed or performs an act of idiocy. It is the Earth equivalent of "idiot" or "moron."
The only Colonial that uses it extensively is Starla. She calls a fellow Super Scout a frimp when describing an apple from the scout handbook Troy procured (1980: "The Super Scouts, Part I") and later, at the Griffith Park Observatory, asks her fellow Scouts if Marcy is a frimp (1980: "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I").
Notes
edit source- The term "frimp" originates from the 1970 publication of Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel, I Will Fear No Evil. In the book, the term is a verb used to denote "every possible way to copulate—every possible way to hook up two or more bodies—and number—of any sex, or combinations of all six sexes. Includes far-out combinations that are shocking and outrageous."[1]
References
edit source- ↑ Geek Speak dictionary (in English). Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved on 7 January 2007.