Definitions

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  • adjective wimpy

Etymologies

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wimp +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Leon said the ANC was not tough on crime and had a "wimplike" approach to the burning issues of the day.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • Am I all wimplike for using the word “feel” as a synonym for “believe”.

    What we’ve lost 2007

  • "The ANC is not tough on crime - it has a selective morality and a wimplike approach to the burning issues of the day," said

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

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