wimp
nounverbadjectivenounattested in dialogue
- //wɪmp//
Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
noun
- 1
slangSomeone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
(see title)
Etymology
Possibly a clipping of whimper. The term was understood in the United States by the 1930s, as it was incorporated into the names of two famous media characters known for living up to that name: The devious but cowardly Popeye supporting-character called "J. Wellington Wimpy", and the soft-spoken character "Wallace Wimple" from the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly.
verb
- 1
slangTo behave submissively.
"They were wimping along and I was accomplished," she asserts with some pride and a touch of arrogance.
- 2
slangTo make (something) weak or wimpy.
If you're particularly fond of Foster's, Heineken or Moosehead at home, you will be disappointed to find that it's been wimped down for the American market.
adjective
- 1
slangWeak, wimpy.
noun
- 1
Variant of WIMPAlternative letter-case form of WIMP.
Etymology
See WIMP.
Forms
- plural
- wimps
- comparative
- more wimp
- superlative
- most wimp
- past tense
- wimped
- past participle
- wimped
- present participle
- wimping
- third person singular
- wimps
wimp · Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
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