wimpy stuff
- noun
- Informal
- I asked for hot sauce, but all they had was that wimpy stuff that tastes like water.
Examples
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This movie is too much wimpy stuff for horror fans who want some real scares.
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He doesn't like wimpy stuff when it comes to exercise; he prefers real challenges.
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This is just wimpy stuff!
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I can't believe they sell that wimpy stuff here.
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He prefers strong coffee, saying he can't drink that wimpy stuff that tastes too mild.
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When it comes to action movies, I avoid that wimpy stuff and look for films with real excitement.
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She criticized the design of the new phone, claiming it was filled with wimpy stuff instead of useful features.
Synonyms
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A thing of very poor quality that is useless
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining the adjective 'wimpy' (timid, ineffectual) with the noun 'stuff' (things); a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to weak or low-quality things. This follows a common adjective+noun compositional pattern found across languages, so the sense should be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase wimpy stuff comes from the simple idea of wimpy (weak or soft) plus stuff (things). One popular story says 'wimpy' was used for a comic character who seemed weak, so wimpy stuff paints a picture of things that are not strong or not very good, and that is why people use it to mean 'something weak or of poor quality'.