wimpy

wimp

 (wĭmp) 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.

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[Perhaps from whimper.]

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wimp′ish adj.

wimp′y adj.

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WIMP

 (wĭmp)

n.

Any of various hypothetical subatomic particles that interact with matter through gravity and the weak force and that are sometimes postulated to constitute a galaxy's missing mass.

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[w(eakly) i(nteracting) m(assive) p(article).]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

wimpy - weak and ineffectual wimpish forceless, unforceful - lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument"

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Translations

wimpy

[ˈwɪmpi] adj → froussard(e)

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