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ˈnamby-ˈpambyism
[f. prec. + -ism.]
Weak or insipid sentimentality; an instance of this.
1834Tait's Mag. I 206/2 The namby-pambyisms of the ‘Book of Beauty’. 1842Mrs. Browning Grk. Chr. Poets (1863) 187 The concentrate essence of namby-pambyism. 1867Hatton Tallants of Barton iii, I hate to see such namby⁓pambyism. |