namby-pambies

noun

plural of namby-pamby
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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  1. cowards
  2. reeds
  3. jellyfish
Noun
  • These are American cowards that are rooting against our Country.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • And Trump calls ’em almost like cowards.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 May 2026
Definition of cowards
Noun
  • Disembarking in Berry’s Creek Canal required skulking through some swamp and reeds, commando style.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • Young boys, some no older than five or six, showed off their marksmanship by throwing reeds like spears with perfect accuracy, and the men demonstrated their precision with bow and arrow.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Definition of reeds
Noun
  • People should also stay alert to local water conditions, including rip currents and the presence of other marine animals such as jellyfish.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • The lion's mane jellyfish has been spotted along the coast of Massachusetts and other New England states — and in higher-than-normal numbers usually seen at the start of summer, according to local outlets Cape Cod Times, Swampscott Tides and WCVB.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of jellyfish
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