What is the meaning of the word "namby-pamby"?
Definitions:
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A person who behaves in a weak, overly sensitive, or unassertive way.
NOUN
- He's no namby-pamby; he stood up for what he believed in.
- He's no namby-pamby; he stood up for what he believed in.
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Weak, spineless, overly soft, or sentimental.
ADJECTIVE
- That movie was too namby-pamby for my taste- nothing exciting ever happened.
- That movie was too namby-pamby for my taste- nothing exciting ever happened.