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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

But teenage Colin, being so emotional and pimply, that was really fun to play.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2022

So, not the product of a pimply teenager.

From Washington Post Jul. 17, 2022

And so I started adolescence with the wrong bras, pimply and hairy, standing for hours in the drugstore trying to figure out what I could buy in order to fix myself.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2021

He hardly spoke when he first came, skinny, pimply, beardless except for the babyhair on his upper lip and chin.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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