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(Entry 1 of 2)
- she's such a namby-pamby nothing that it's no wonder she's never asked out
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- mocked namby-pamby intellectuals who endlessly debate the pros and cons of everything and invariably end up accomplishing nothing
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- characterless,
- effete,
- frail,
- invertebrate,
- limp-wristed,
- milk-and-water,
- nerveless,
- soft,
- spineless,
- weak,
- weak-kneed,
- weakened,
- weakling,
- wet
- [British],
- wimpish,
- wimpy,
- wishy-washy
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of namby-pamby (Entry 2 of 2)
- those namby-pambies at city hall are never going to get serious about our crime problem
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- coward,
- milquetoast,
- mouse,
- nebbish,
- nervous Nellie
- (or nervous Nelly),
- pussy
- [slang],
- wuss
- (also wussy)
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The first known use of namby-pamby was in 1745
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