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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)
- (chiefly 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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