wimp
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wimp¹
- /wɪmp/
Rhymes with -ɪmp
Where it comes from
Possibly a clipping of whimper. The term was understood in the United States by the 1930s, as it was incorporated into the names of two famous media characters known for living up to that name: The devious but cowardly Popeye supporting-character called "J. Wellington Wimpy", and the soft-spoken character "Wallace Wimple" from the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly.
noun wimps · whimp
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Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
(see title)
Similar: sissy, softy, weenie, wuss, big girl's blouse, candy-arse, candy-ass, crybaby, milksop, milquetoast, namby, namby-pamby
verb wimps · wimping · wimped
- To behave submissively. "They were wimping along and I was accomplished," she asserts with some pride and a touch of arrogance.
- To make (something) weak or wimpy. If you're particularly fond of Foster's, Heineken or Moosehead at home, you will be disappointed to find that it's been wimped down for the American market.
adjective more wimp · most wimp
- Weak, wimpy.
wimp²
- /wɪmp/
Rhymes with -ɪmp
Where it comes from
See WIMP.
noun wimps
- Alternative letter-case form of WIMP
WIMP³
noun WIMPs
- Acronym of weakly interacting massive particle
- Acronym of window, icon, menu, pointer, a graphical interface paradigm.
- Acronym of window-icon-mouse program
proper noun
- Initialism of Windows, Internet Information Services, MySQL/MariaDB, and PHP/Perl/Python.
Translations
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noun someone who lacks confidence
| Español | pusilánime, gallina, baldragas, pelele |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 弱虫 yowamushi, 臆病者 okubyoumono |
| 中文 | 窝囊废 wōnángfèi |
| Português | covarde, medroso, banana |
| Français | mauviette |
| Deutsch | Schwächling, Weichei |
| Italiano | vigliacco, mollusco, femminuccia, codardo, rammollito, pappamolle |
| Ελληνικά | φοβητσιάρης fovitsiáris, φοβιτσιάρα fovitsiára |
| Русский | тря́пка trjápka, дрищ drišč |
| עברית | נְמוּשָׁה n'mushá, סמרטוט smartút |
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