Meaning of NAMBY-PAMBY
| Pronunciation: | | 'nambee'pambee
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- [n] an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental
- [adj] weak in willpower
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| | Synonyms: | | spineless, weak, wishy-washy |
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| | See Also: | | doormat, weakling, wuss | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Nam"by-pam`by\, n. [From Ambrose Phillips, in
ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.]
Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly
pretty. --Macaulay.
\Nam"by-pam`by\, a.
Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid.
--Thackeray.
Namby-pamby madrigals of love. --W. Gifford.
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