clemped

clemped
adj
British
starving, hungry. An old term which is a survival of northern dialect (from the Middle English clemmen, meaning 'to pinch'). Clemmed is still heard occa-sionally among older speakers (and, incidentally, in the TV soap opera Coro-nation Street); clemped has enjoyed a revival among younger speakers since 2000, sometimes in the form 'clemped dief' - 'to death'.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • clemmed — adj British starving, hungry. An old term which is a survival of northern dialect (from the Middle English clemmen, meaning to pinch ). Clemmed is still heard occa sionally among older speakers (and, incidentally, in the TV soap opera Coro nation …   Contemporary slang

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