namby

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namby

adjective more namby · most namby · pamby

abbreviation, clipping Clipping of namby-pamby Mother thinks he’d just sit about and cry because he hadn’t got his favourite cigarettes. People imagine he’s namby and soft. That’s just where they’re so utterly wrong. If he gets an idea into his head he’ll force himself to go through with it, by sheer will-power, until he breaks down.

noun nambies · pamby

abbreviation, clipping Clipping of namby-pamby “You guys are a pack of nambies.” (Raucous protests from the team.)

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@misc{namby_2026,
  title = {namby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/namby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}