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Webster 1913 Edition
Namby-pamby
Nam′by-pamˊby
,Noun.
[From
Ambrose Phillips
, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.] Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.
Macaulay.
Nam′by-pamˊby
,Adj.
1.
Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid.
Thackeray.
Namby-pamby
madrigals of love. W. Gifford.
Definition 2025
namby-pamby
namby-pamby
English
Adjective
namby-pamby (comparative more namby-pamby, superlative most namby-pamby)
- Insipid and sentimental.
- Lacking vigor or decisiveness; spineless; wishy-washy.
Translations
insipid and sentimental
lacking vigor or decisiveness
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Noun
namby-pamby (plural namby-pambies)
- One who is insipid, sentimental, or weak.
- Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.
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Translations
one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
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