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wimp

noun

: a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person
wimpiness noun
wimpish adjective
wimpishness noun
wimpy adjective

Example Sentences

just because you can't lift 300 pounds doesn't mean you're a wimp what kind of wimp would just give in to peer pressure?
Recent Examples on the Web My parents found the Duke not very bright, a wimp, and basically a very sad man. Andrew Lownie, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Kendall is still a wimp who swings between self-satisfaction and an insatiable hunger for reassurance, and Strong is fantastic in his portrayal of this back-and-forth. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021 Suddenly, the school wimp who was interested in cards and magic had been turned into a Western archetype: the strong, do-right loner who doesn’t say much. New York Times, 27 May 2021 While the leads all wrestle with their inner wimp, only Mary Ann’s struggle has mortal stakes. John Domini, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021 Through it all the best part of the film remains the dichotomy of a bland wimp (a character Odenkirk plays so well) who can flip the switch to becoming a remorseless killer — and seeing Odenkirk as the one flipping the switch. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2021 That jab gets to the heart of these protests: the sense that stay-at-home advocates are gutless wimps willing to let a virus boss us around. Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 22 Apr. 2020 Now, they’re being caricatured as fashion accessories for wimps. Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 20 May 2020 In the 21st century, they are depicted as sniveling wimps and are reviled. The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wimp was in 1920

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