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wimp definition

wimp (wimp)

noun

a weak, ineffectual, or insipid person

Etymology: < ?

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wimp Idioms

wimp out

to back down or succumb because of fear, timidity, or weakness
WIMP definition

WIMP (wimp)

noun

a hypothetical, electrically neutral, massive subatomic particle that interacts with other matter by means of the weak interaction

Etymology: w(eakly) i(nteracting) m(assive) p(article)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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