1. lisp - Noun
2. lisp - Verb
3. Lisp - Proper noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLISP 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
Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot. Eric S. Raymond
Lisp has all the visual appeal of oatmeal with fingernail clippings mixed in. Larry Wall
LISP has been jokingly described as "the most intelligent way to misuse a computer". I think that description a great compliment because it transmits the full flavor of liberation: it has assisted a number of our most gifted fellow humans in thinking previously impossible thoughts. Edsger W. Dijkstra
My favorite programming languages are Lisp and C. However, since around 1992 I have worked mainly on free software activism, which means I am too busy to do much programming. Around 2008 I stopped doing programming projects. Richard Stallman