Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A timid or unadventurous person.
- intransitive verb To be timid or cowardly. Usually used with out.
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- noun pejorative, slang someone who lacks
confidence , isirresolute andwishy-washy - noun Alternative spelling of
WIMP . - verb intransitive To behave submissively, inde.
- verb transitive To
render wimpy.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Melvin†™ s whiny wimp is excellent, Sarah†™ s blind act was incredibly goofy and over-the-top without being too distracting, and Toxie†¦ well, there†™ s not much to say about Toxie.
DVD Review: Toxic Avenger | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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She sound just like a Candidate who can beat a wimp, and that wimp is Obama, who is soft, and an empty suit with no substance and afraid to debate Hillary, He is Ducking a debate with Hillary because he does not have a clue.
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This wimp is not fit to shine McCain's combat boots, much less be President of the Greatest Nation on Earth.
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If you look up the word wimp in the dictionary, you will find Boehner's picture.
Boehner: Senators Favoring Iraq Change Of Course Are "Wimps" 2009
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Wamp aka wimp is speaking the truth as he and his GOP team see it.
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I, however, will NOT be using a real drill, for God's sake, what a friggin 'wimp!
I was going to go Cold Turkey Candace 2005
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He broke out the godforsaken "L" word, and tried to tell everyone he's a tax-raisin 'wimp who needs permission from the french to wipe his ass.
10/08/2004 2004
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It wasn't too long before that that Newsweek had a cover which they used the word wimp on the cover to talk about George Bush.
The Acting President 1989
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You know, Newsweek had run the article and put the word wimp on the cover and all of that.
The Acting President 1989
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MOUNDSVILLE -- The Marshall County mother accused of burning the word wimp into her child's neck is scheduled for another court appearance.
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