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wimp

1
as in wuss
a person lacking in physical strength just because you can't lift 300 pounds doesn't mean you're a wimp

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as in coward
a person without strength of character what kind of wimp would just give in to peer pressure?

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Recent Examples of wimp Only to then endure opprobrium being unfairly dumped on her from wimps who should’ve known — and who should’ve behaved — better toward her when the Disney dud was released. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 June 2025 Your wimp of a husband should be there during this conversation. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 16 June 2025 Share The patriarch of the Berenstain Bears’ family is not a wimp. Gregory M. Collins, National Review, 15 June 2025 Whoopi Goldberg doesn't want to raise a generation of wimps, thank you very much. Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wimp
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Noun
  • Of the two sisters in the yellow house, Paula is a much gentler girl, a wuss, a baby, the biggest chicken—that’s how her sister thinks of her—and Rhonda is the boss.
    Alex Mar, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain.
    New York Times, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022
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  • Fear of the base, of Trump’s wrath or of primary challenges is now paramount for these cowards.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The crowd applauds for 13 seconds both at the intense, almost Chris Farley–esque yell itself and the absurdity of Maron’s desire to be a manly coward.
    John Roy, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • He's seen as a weakling, and he must be culled from the clan.
    Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Last year, Paramount, which owns CBS Sports, looked like a weakling compared to its competitors.
    Alex Sherman,Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025

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

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