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US /ˈpɪm.pəl/ UK /ˈpɪm.pəl/
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Synonyms
1 noun · a small inflamed raised... spotzitpustule
Word family
Forms pimples
Derived forms pimpledpimplelesspimplelikepimplouspimply
Related forms acneblackheadwhitehead

Etymology

From early modern English pimple or pumple and Middle English pymple. Its origin is uncertain, but it may be a nasalized relative of an Old English word for a skin eruption and may ultimately be connected with Latin papula ("pimple, pustule").

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