wimpy

English

Etymology

From wimp +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪmpi

Adjective

wimpy (comparative wimpier, superlative wimpiest)

  1. (informal, often derogatory) Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.
    • 1990 February 4, Margy Dowzer, Mary Frances Platt, Aviva Shmuckler, “Disability And Accessibility Cost Money!”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 13:
      I used to think it as wimpy or a cop-out to say "mixed class" or "lower middle class." But at this point it seems like the most accurate label.
    • 1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System:
      You don't want to waste your time fighting wimpy enemies, do you?

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