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    namby-pamby
    /ˌnambɪˈpambi/

    adjective

    • 1. lacking energy, strength, or courage; feeble, timid, or ineffectual: "I certainly didn't need any affection—namby-pamby nonsense"

    noun

    • 1. a timid, oversensitive, or overly fastidious man or boy: derogatory "once we were in the cells we became pathetic namby-pambies"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNAMBY-PAMBY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. informal disapproving uk / ˌnæm.biˈpæm.bi / us / ˌnæm.biˈpæm.bi / Add to word list. weak, silly, or emotional: She thinks we're a bunch of namby-pamby liberals. Opposite. gutsy informal. Synonyms. gutless informal. spineless disapproving. wishy-washy informal disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › namby-pambyNamby-pamby Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of NAMBY-PAMBY is lacking in character or substance : insipid. How to use namby-pamby in a sentence. Did you know?

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › namby-pambyNAMBY-PAMBY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Namby-pamby definition: without firm methods or policy; weak or indecisive. See examples of NAMBY-PAMBY used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNAMBY-PAMBY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. informal disapproving us / ˌnæm.biˈpæm.bi / uk / ˌnæm.biˈpæm.bi / Add to word list Add to word list. weak, silly, or emotional: She thinks we're a bunch of namby-pamby liberals. Opposite. gutsy informal. Synonyms. gutless informal. spineless disapproving. wishy-washy informal disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNAMBY-PAMBY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    May 27, 2024 · Namby-pamby is an adjective or noun that describes something or someone weak, sentimental, or insipid. It is a nickname of Ambrose Philips, an 18th-century poet whose pastoral verse was ridiculed.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Namby-PambyNamby-pamby - Wikipedia

    Namby-pamby is a term for affected, weak, and maudlin speech/verse. It originates from Namby Pamby (1725) by Henry Carey. Carey wrote his poem as a satire of Ambrose Philips and published it in his Poems on Several Occasions.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › namby-pambyNamby-pamby - definition of namby-pamby by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. sentimental or prim in a weak insipid way: namby-pamby manners. 2. clinging, feeble, or spineless: a namby-pamby child. n, pl -bies. a person who is namby-pamby. [C18: a nickname of Ambrose Phillips (died 1749), whose pastoral verse was ridiculed for being insipid]