Definitions for: Namby-pamby

[n] an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental
[adj] weak in willpower

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: spineless, weak, wishy-washy

See Also: doormat, weakling, wuss

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