wimp

noun

: a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person
wimpiness noun
wimpish adjective
wimpishness noun
wimpy adjective

Examples of wimp in a Sentence

just because you can't lift 300 pounds doesn't mean you're a wimp what kind of wimp would just give in to peer pressure?
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The hard labor of making Wabanaki baskets Wabanaki basket-making isn’t for wimps. Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024 Compared to 88-year-old percussion master Pete Escovedo, Keith Sweat, John Michael Montgomery, Frankie Beverly and the members of the Eagles and Aventura seem like, well, wimps. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024 Blake is not an emasculated wimp; his confidence is complete, his suavity bordering on the toxic. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024 All nudity in my films is a result of Shauna pushing me and calling me a wimp. Alexandra Hurtado, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wimp 

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wimp was in 1920

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“Wimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wimp. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

wimp

noun
: a weak and timid person
wimpy adjective

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