wimp

noun

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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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“Wimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wimp. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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