Wimp Definition

wĭmp
wimping, wimps
noun
wimps
A weak, ineffectual, or insipid person.
Webster's New World
A hypothetical, electrically neutral, massive subatomic particle that interacts with other matter by means of the weak interaction.
Webster's New World

(pejorative, slang) Someone who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.

Wiktionary
Alternative spelling of WIMP.
Wiktionary
verb
wimping
To be timid or cowardly. Usually used with out .
Wimped out and refused to jump off the high diving board.
American Heritage
(intransitive) To behave submissively, inde.
Wiktionary

To render wimpy.

Wiktionary
abbreviation
(astronomy, physics) Acronym of weakly interacting massive particle.
Wiktionary

(computing) Acronym of window, icon, menu, pointing device. (a GUI paradigm)

Wiktionary
idiom
wimp out
  • to back down or succumb because of fear, timidity, or weakness
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Wimp

Noun

Singular:
wimp
Plural:
wimps

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Wimp

Origin of Wimp

  • Contraction of "whimper", a sound a wimp might make. The term is rumored to have come from "Wimps", a group of French Roma who were kicked out of France, then moved to England and were kicked out again, then moved to the United States. 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.

    From Wiktionary

  • w(eakly) i(nteracting) m(assive) p(article)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Perhaps from whimper

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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