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English
Etymology
From wimp + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
wimpy (comparative wimpier, superlative wimpiest)
- (informal, often derogatory) Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.
1990 February 4, Margy Dowzer, Mary Frances Platt, Aviva Shmuckler, “Disability And Accessibility Cost Money!”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 13:I used to think it as wimpy or a cop-out to say "mixed class" or "lower middle class." But at this point it seems like the most accurate label.
Translations
feeble, indecisive, cowardly
- Galician: cagón (gl), cagán (gl), cagalleiro, caguelo, cagado (gl), covarde (gl)
- German: schwächlich (de), erbärmlich (de), kümmerlich (de), feige (de), unentschlossen (de)
- Portuguese: banana (pt)
- Romanian: nehotărât (ro) m, laș (ro) m
- Spanish: ñoño (es), nenaza f, cagón (es) m, cagueta (es) f, gallina (es) m or f, endeble (es), timorato (es) m, medroso (es) m, pelele (es) m or f, cagado (es) m, cobardón (es) m
- Swedish: mesig (sv)
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