Talk:imp

RFV discussion: June–July 2015

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imp

A baby Tasmanian devil. All I could find was this "ZooBorns" Web page: [www.zooborns.com/zooborns/tasmanian-devil], which says, "The Alma Park Zoo's baby Tasmanian Devils (Imps) are starting to make themselves known..." Equinox ◑ 12:08, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Do cute pictures count? Awww, how could you refuse them? Citations page for those with hearts of stone. SpinningSpark 12:07, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

I learned the word at this page. Khemehekis (talk) 06:31, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

It's pretty standard usage in this part of the world. I added three citations from magazine articles, although one is, admittedly, more of a mention than a usage. Kiwima (talk) 23:09, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

A search at Google Books turns up this book:

• Tasmanian Devil: A Unique and Threatened Animal - Page 20
• https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1742692761
• David Owen, ‎David Pemberton - 2011 - ‎Preview
• - ‎More editions
• ... correspondent: If one could imagine a choir consisting of imps in the infernal regions, with every ear-splitting, brain-scratching sound grouped in hideous discords, the only earthly model that could be used as a guide would be a chorus from ... Khemehekis (talk) 07:10, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

"Imps in the infernal regions" seems to refer to actual imps, or little devils. Equinox ◑ 12:31, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

RFV-passed based on the citations in the entry and on the citations page. - -sche (discuss) 08:35, 23 July 2015 (UTC)