wimpy

adj

wimpy

adj

Etymology From wimp + -y.

1

Derogatory, Informal, Often Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.

  • 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.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:
  • You don't want to waste your time fighting wimpy enemies, do you?1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System:

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