namby-pamby
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adjective \ˌnam-bē-ˈpam-bē\Definition of NAMBY-PAMBY
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: lacking in character or substance : insipid
See Origin of NAMBY-PAMBY
Namby Pamby, nickname given to Ambrose Philips
First Known Use: 1741
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