wimpy

English

Etymology

From wimp +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪmpi

Adjective

wimpy (comparative wimpier, superlative wimpiest)

1. (informal, often derogatory) Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.
   • 1990 February 4, Margy Dowzer, Mary Frances Platt, Aviva Shmuckler, “Disability And Accessibility Cost Money!”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 13:

     I used to think it as wimpy or a cop-out to say "mixed class" or "lower middle class." But at this point it seems like the most accurate label.

   • 1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System:

     You don't want to waste your time fighting wimpy enemies, do you?

Translations

feeble, indecisive, cowardly

• Galician: cagón (gl), cagán (gl), cagalleiro, caguelo, cagado (gl), covarde (gl)
• German: schwächlich (de), erbärmlich (de), kümmerlich (de), feige (de), unentschlossen (de)
• Portuguese: banana (pt)
• Romanian: nehotărât (ro) m, laș (ro) m
• Spanish: ñoño (es), nenaza f, cagón (es) m, cagueta (es) f, gallina (es) m or f, endeble (es), timorato (es) m, medroso (es) m, pelele (es) m or f, cagado (es) m, cobardón (es) m
• Swedish: mesig (sv)