Definition of Lisp

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Definition of Lisp

Lisp

To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.

To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk.

To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid.

To pronounce with a lisp.

To utter with imperfect articulation; to express with words pronounced imperfectly or indistinctly, as a child speaks; hence, to express by the use of simple, childlike language.

To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially; as, to lisp treason.

The habit or act of lisping. See Lisp, v. i., 1.

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Lisp Quotations

LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing.
Alan Perlis

We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.
Alan Perlis

I suppose I should learn Lisp, but it seems so foreign.
Paul Graham

Lisp Translations

lisp in Dutch is lispelen
lisp in German is lispeln
lisp in Norwegian is lespe
lisp in Portuguese is cicie
lisp in Spanish is ceceo

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