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See also: WIMP
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /wɪmp/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪmp
Etymology 1[edit]
Possibly a clipping of whimper.[1] 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.
Noun[edit]
wimp (plural wimps)
- (derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
- Synonyms: sissy, softy, weenie, wuss; see also Thesaurus:milksop, Thesaurus:coward
- 1980 March 15, “MUSH FROM THE WIMP”, in The Boston Globe:
- (see title)
Alternative forms[edit]
- (rare, dated) whimp
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
someone who lacks confidence
Verb[edit]
wimp (third-person singular simple present wimps, present participle wimping, simple past and past participle wimped)
- (intransitive, slang) To behave submissively.
- 1994, Paul Lyons, Class of '66: Living in Suburban Middle America, page 156:
- "They were wimping along and I was accomplished," she asserts with some pride and a touch of arrogance.
- (transitive, slang) To make (something) weak or wimpy.
- 2003, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, California, page 69:
- If you're particularly fond of Foster's, Heineken or Moosehead at home, you will be disappointed to find that it's been wimped down for the American market.
Adjective[edit]
wimp (comparative more wimp, superlative most wimp)
Etymology 2[edit]
See WIMP.
Noun[edit]
wimp (plural wimps)
- Alternative letter-case form of WIMP
References[edit]
- ^ “wimp, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wimp
Declension[edit]
Inflection of wimp (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | wimp | wimpit | ||
genitive | wimpin | wimpien | ||
partitive | wimpiä | wimpejä | ||
illative | wimpiin | wimpeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | wimp | wimpit | ||
accusative | nom. | wimp | wimpit | |
gen. | wimpin | |||
genitive | wimpin | wimpien | ||
partitive | wimpiä | wimpejä | ||
inessive | wimpissä | wimpeissä | ||
elative | wimpistä | wimpeistä | ||
illative | wimpiin | wimpeihin | ||
adessive | wimpillä | wimpeillä | ||
ablative | wimpiltä | wimpeiltä | ||
allative | wimpille | wimpeille | ||
essive | wimpinä | wimpeinä | ||
translative | wimpiksi | wimpeiksi | ||
abessive | wimpittä | wimpeittä | ||
instructive | — | wimpein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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