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softies

plural of softy
as in weaklings
a person lacking in physical strength a softy who usually needs someone else's strong hands to open bottles and jars

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Recent Examples of softies Those softies are going to get more coddling. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Softies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softies. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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