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Added 10 October 2026

pimple

/ˈpɪmp(ə)l/ noun

In Latin: pustula, papula Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pimple at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne.

Origin

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”).

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