STIM

Etymology 1

Noun

stim (plural stims)

Any repetitive self-stimulatory action. Prototypically done by autistic people to combat a lack of or excessive stimulation and also done by neurotypical people.

Verb

stim (third-person singular simple present stims, present participle stimming, simple past and past participle stimmed)

To perform such an action.

Etymology 2

Noun

stim (plural stims)

(slang) A stimulant drug.

Anagrams

• ISTM, ITSM, MiST, Smit, TIMS, TIMs, TMIs, Tims, mist, smit

Source: Wiktionary



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ANALYSIS

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