namby-pamby Definition
namby-pamby (nam′bē pam′bē)
adjective
- weakly sentimental; insipid
- without vigor
- wishy-washy
Etymology: orig. satirical nickname of Ambrose Philips, 18th-c. Eng poet: in ridicule of his sentimental pastorals
noun
- namby-pamby talk
- pl. -·bies a namby-pamby person
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Modifies a noun
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