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WIMP  (wmp)
n.
A subatomic particle that has a large mass and interacts with other matter primarily through gravitation.
[w(eakly) i(nteracting) m(assive) p(article).]
wimp  (wmp) Slang
n.
A timid or unadventurous person: "the impression that he is a colorless, indecisive wimp, and not a leader among men" (James J. Kilpatrick).
intr.v. wimped, wimp·ing, wimps
To be timid or cowardly. Usually used with out: wimped out and refused to jump off the high diving board.
[Perhaps from whimper.]
wimpish adj.
wimpy adj.
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Adj.1.wimpy - weak and ineffectual
wimpish
forceless, unforceful - lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument"
Translations
wimpy [ˈwɪmpi] adj → froussard(e) >
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WIMPEY Homes has announced that there are only two apartments remaining in the Sienna house at The Plaza which is the penultimate house available in what has been a very successful development for Wimpey Homes.
Homes: Final phase at the Plaza by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
WIMPEY Homes welcomed the news of the recent reduction in interest rates to their lowest level for nearly 50 years.
Wimpey can take the strain out of moving by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
GEORGE WIMPEY took the shine off a strong performance in the UK yesterday by warning that it faced "very poor" conditions in the United States.
StrongWimpey hit by US gloom by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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