as in cowards
a person without strength of character
those namby-pambies at city hall are never going to get serious about our crime problem
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jellyfish
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Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus followed suit with their own twists on the jellyfish.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
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The jellyfish cut also sees a drastically shorter layer, but it is cut all the way around the head, while the hime cut only has the front pieces cut.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Namby-pambies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/namby-pambies. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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