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1. (adj.) namby-pamby
lacking decisiveness; irresolute:
namby-pamby opinions.
2. namby-pamby
weakly sentimental; insipid:
namby-pamby poetry.
3. (n.) namby-pamby
a namby-pamby person or thing.
Etymology: (1726; rhyming compound based on the first syll. of Ambrose Philips; first used as a nickname for Philips in the title of a poem by Henry Carey (1687?–1743) ridiculing his verse)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) namby-pamby
an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental
2. (adj) namby-pamby, gutless, spineless, wishy-washy
weak in willpower, courage or vitality
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) namby-pamby
affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid
2. (noun) namby-pamby
talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty
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