What does WIMP mean?

Definitions for WIMP
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wimp, chicken, crybabynoun

    a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

  2. weakly interacting massive particle, WIMPnoun

    a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe

Wiktionary

  1. wimpnoun

    someone who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

  2. wimpverb

    To behave submissively, inde.

  3. wimpverb

    To render wimpy.

  4. Etymology: Contraction of "whimper", a sound a wimp might make. The term is rumored to have come from "Wimps", a group of French Roma who were kicked out of France, then moved to England and were kicked out again, then moved to the United States. The term was understood in the United States by the 1930s, as it was incorporated into the names of two famous media characters known for living up to that name: The devious but cowardly Popeye supporting character called "J. Wellington Wimpy", and the soft-spoken character "Wallace Wimple" from the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly.

ChatGPT

  1. wimp

    A wimp is generally used to refer to someone perceived as lacking courage, decisiveness, assertiveness or strength. It can denote someone who is easily frightened or gets easily upset or sick. This term is generally used in an informal or derogatory context. It is originally an acronym for "weakly interacting massive particles", used in physics.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. WIMP

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wimp is ranked #64559 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Wimp surname appeared 308 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wimp.

    92.8% or 286 total occurrences were White.
    2.2% or 7 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.2% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of WIMP in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of WIMP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of WIMP in a Sentence

  1. Michael Spinks:

    Ali thought I was a wimp, and I had to prove to him I wasn’t, i knew I could beat him after watching his fights.

  2. Jonar Nader:

    The concept of internal customers suits the wimpy organization headed by a wimp who tries to appease everyone and satisfy no-one.

  3. Doug Gross:

    It's the only Republican debate in our state and he's not even going to show up because he's afraid of a woman reporter? What kind of a wimp is this, not showing up is not being bold.

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