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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)

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wimp Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • feel: I really wish I had gone now, I feel a complete wimp for having bottled out.

Adjective modifier

  • complete: I really wish I had gone now, I feel a complete wimp for having bottled out.

Modifies a noun

  • establishment: The very idea of this sort of thing would horrify the wimp establishment, both here and abroad.

Modifying Another Word

  • n't: Ca n't wimp out, because Colin and Yoshi are with us.
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