namby
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈnæm.bi/
- Offensive
:
blandengue (despectivo)
- Can't let some brie-eating namby-pamby get my weapons.
- namby-pamby
Examples
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His namby character often led others to underestimate his capabilities.
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Don't be such a namby when it comes to making tough decisions.
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And while we soldiers go out there, fight, bleed, and die for the colony, the namby-pamby workers live it up back home.
Fiction book (1998) -
Finally, recognize that namby-pamby public statements by the White House are not the full substance of US involvement in Middle East dramas.
Blog text (29) -
A namby-pamby who dares not leave this village, a catchpenny who's afraid even of the sea.
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Stiffens resolve, puckers the spirit, quells the namby-pamby in a man.
Fiction book (1998) -
In a debate, she proved that being a namby won't get you anywhere.
Synonyms
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3.7
A person who cries or complains too easily
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4.4
A person who has little body strength and gets tired easily
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9.9
A person who is weak and lacks courage or strength
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9.9
A person who is shy, quiet, and often seen by others as weak
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9.9
Not brave and acting weak
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9.9
An insulting word for someone who is weak or too afraid to act
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9.9
A person who is shy and lacks courage
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Namby as a noun comes from the teasing name Namby Pamby given to the poet Ambrose Philips for his soft, childlike verse. Because the name made him sound 'babyish', calling someone a 'namby' means they are timid or weak.