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pimply

[pim-plee] / ˈpɪm pli /


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One pimply teenage boy named Oscar explained he didn’t have the resources to pay for a lawyer.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2025

While many of my pimply peers slept in, I woke up at 6:30 a.m. on weekdays to watch Bismarck, North Dakota’s local NBC news broadcast, which would then segue into “Today.”

From Salon Jan. 10, 2025

So, not the product of a pimply teenager.

From Washington Post Jul. 17, 2022

For an adolescent, gossip was about currying favor, remaining on the inside of a group as a pimply teen terrified of being pushed outside.

From New York Times Jun. 29, 2021

All of a sudden, Addie gets all sympathetic, like she’s ten years older than me and engaged or something and I’m her pimply little brother.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe




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