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Namby-pamby

Namby-pamby Meaning & Definition
Namby-pamby Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Namby-pamby?

[n] an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental
[adj] weak in willpower

Synonyms | Synonyms for Namby-pamby: spineless | weak | wishy-washy

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See Also | doormat | weakling | wuss

Namby-pamby In Webster's Dictionary

\Nam"by-pam`by\, n. [From Ambrose Phillips, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.] Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. --Macaulay.
\Nam"by-pam`by\, a. Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid. --Thackeray. Namby-pamby madrigals of love. --W. Gifford.

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