Wimpyn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪmpi/, U.S.

/ˈwɪmpi/

Etymology: < the name of the cartoon character J. Wellington Wimpy in the ‘Popeye’ cartoon strip, who was often portrayed eating a hamburger.

a. A proprietary name for a variety of hamburger. Also (rarely) in slang use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > meat dishes > [noun] > hamburger

quarter-pounder1847

Hamburg steak1884

Hamburger1889

Salisbury steak1897

cheeseburgerc1930

nutburger1934

Wimpy1935

burger1939

lamburger1939

beefburger1940

sausage-burger1942

Sloppy Joe1942

turtleburger1946

mooseburger1948

jumboburger1959

Big Mac1969

soy burger1973

slider1974

soya burger1974

1935 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 21 May 557 Wimpy Grills, Inc., Chicago, Ill... Wimpy..For sandwiches, roasted and toasted meats... Claims use since Sept. 12, 1934.

1935 J. Hargan Gloss. Prison Lang. 8 Wimpy, hamburger.

1943 American Mercury Nov. 553/2 Other chow terms in popular use..wimpies for hamburgers.

1954 Trade Marks Jrnl. 20 Jan. 63/2 Wimpy…B720, 112. Bread rolls containing cooked foods. Edward Vale Gold, 140, North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois, United States..Manufacturer and Merchant.

1959 Observer 8 Nov. 3/1 The bright glossy bars where Wimpies are served are the most striking example of Britain's changing eating habits.

1967 T. Harknett Two-way Frame x. 77 I had a sterile Wimpy and cup of insipid black coffee.

1981 C. Storr Vicky vii. 56 I can always go out and get a Wimpy or something.

b. Shortened form of Wimpy bar, Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > snack bar

buffet1792

breakfast-stall1853

fish-bar1887

stand-up1897

pizzeria1901

luncheonette1924

snack bar1930

snackette1935

snackery1936

pizza bar1956

Wimpy Bar1959

Wimpy1966

salad bar1976

1966 M. Waddell Otley xix. 171 We wound up in the Wimpy by the Broadway.

1968 Listener 13 June 763/1 Two years of success by any standard and then a break~up. Mecca had opened a dance hall... A Wimpy came and a bowling alley.

2. Usually in form Wimpey. A Wellington bomber aeroplane. slang.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > bomber > of specific manufacture

flying fortress1937

Stuka1940

Wimpey1942

hell's angel1943

V-bomber1955

1942 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) 2 81 You have the mad sort of chauffeur who tries to roll a Wimpey.

1944 ‘N. Shute’ Pastoral i. 1 There was a Wimpey running up one engine, somewhere away out in the middle distance of the aerodrome.

1954 J. Masters Bhowani Junction i. vi. 53 This is the map reference the Wimpy gave..where it spotted those men.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

Wimpyburger n.

ΚΠ

1939 Amer. Speech 14 154/2 Wimpyburger, a specially large hamburger sandwich.

1971 R. Laver & B. Collins Educ. Tennis Player xvi. 209 A tea garden..is located outside of Centre Court [at Wimbledon] where the famous strawberries and cream are sold.., along with a concession to the present day: Wimpyburgers.

Wimpy culture n.

ΚΠ

1971 ‘J. Quartermain’ Man who walked on Diamonds i. 7 A London throbbing with traffic and Wimpy culture.

Wimpy-eating n.

ΚΠ

1959 Observer 8 Nov. 3/1 Behind this wave of Wimpy-eating lies a simple commercial formula.

C2.

Wimpy Bar n. an establishment where Wimpy hamburgers are sold.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > snack bar

buffet1792

breakfast-stall1853

fish-bar1887

stand-up1897

pizzeria1901

luncheonette1924

snack bar1930

snackette1935

snackery1936

pizza bar1956

Wimpy Bar1959

Wimpy1966

salad bar1976

1959 Observer 8 Nov. 3/1 At least once a week a ‘Wimpy Bar’ is being opened somewhere in England.

1966 ‘K. A. Saddler’ Gilt Edge xiii. 180 That night in the Wimpy Bar..Len had summed him up at a glance. He had only agreed to take part in the job to get out of the Wimpy Bar.

1982 M. Gilbert Final Throw v. 35 ‘Let's find somewhere to eat.’.. They found a Wimpy Bar that was open.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

wimpyadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɪmpi/, U.S.

/ˈwɪmpi/

Etymology: < wimp n.² + -y suffix¹.

slang (originally U.S.).

= wimpish adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective > specifically of a person

nebbish1843

ineffectual1865

pantywaist1938

wimpy1967

wussy1977

1967 Current Slang Spring 5, [1964] Wimpy, stupid or sluggish.

1969 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. li. 16 Wimpy, spineless.

1977 D. Linzee Discretion (1981) i. 16 ‘It is exquisite.’ ‘I think it's kind of a wimpy little picture, personally.

1977 Sounds 9 July 31/1 I vaguely anticipated something wimpy and limpy prattling about San Francisco and love and peace man.

1980 High Fidelity June 106/2 The Seventies witnessed macho rock & rollers sneering at singer/songwriters as ‘wimpy’.

1984 Nutshell (Gainesville, Florida) Spring 52/2 I was this little wimpy kid in elementary school and high school.

1984 Melody Maker 6 Oct. 15/4 Dennis had a brilliant artist last summer, really strong drawings, but now it's gone back to being a bit wimpy.

Derivatives

ˈwimpiness n. = wimpishness n. at wimpish adj. Derivatives.

ΚΠ

1982 Chicago Sun-Times 1 Sept. 54 (caption) Wanna be a political activist? Are you held back by wimpiness?

Draft additions September 2013

ˈwimpily adv. = wimpishly adv. at wimpish adj. Additions.

ΚΠ

1982 Texas Monthly Feb. 154/3 These scenes are offensive not only because they're so wimpily dear (why should we be forced to watch Burt Reynolds moon over the younguns..) but because the rest of the movie is so thickly caked with gore, obscenity, and bad acting.

1991 Toronto Star 27 Mar. a24/5 George Bush does not wimpily thunder about the danger of doing this?

2003 A. Collins Where did it all go Right? vii. 136 Dad..ate loads more than anybody else, including the pieces of fat, skin, gristle and rind we'd wimpily left on our plates.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wimpy
释义	Wimpyn. Brit. /ˈwɪmpi/, U.S. /ˈwɪmpi/ Etymology: < the name of the cartoon character J. Wellington Wimpy in the ‘Popeye’ cartoon strip, who was often portrayed eating a hamburger. 1. a. A proprietary name for a variety of hamburger. Also (rarely) in slang use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > meat dishes > [noun] > hamburger quarter-pounder1847 Hamburg steak1884 Hamburger1889 Salisbury steak1897 cheeseburgerc1930 nutburger1934 Wimpy1935 burger1939 lamburger1939 beefburger1940 sausage-burger1942 Sloppy Joe1942 turtleburger1946 mooseburger1948 jumboburger1959 Big Mac1969 soy burger1973 slider1974 soya burger1974 1935 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 21 May 557 Wimpy Grills, Inc., Chicago, Ill... Wimpy..For sandwiches, roasted and toasted meats... Claims use since Sept. 12, 1934. 1935 J. Hargan Gloss. Prison Lang. 8 Wimpy, hamburger. 1943 American Mercury Nov. 553/2 Other chow terms in popular use..wimpies for hamburgers. 1954 Trade Marks Jrnl. 20 Jan. 63/2 Wimpy…B720, 112. Bread rolls containing cooked foods. Edward Vale Gold, 140, North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois, United States..Manufacturer and Merchant. 1959 Observer 8 Nov. 3/1 The bright glossy bars where Wimpies are served are the most striking example of Britain's changing eating habits. 1967 T. Harknett Two-way Frame x. 77 I had a sterile Wimpy and cup of insipid black coffee. 1981 C. Storr Vicky vii. 56 I can always go out and get a Wimpy or something. b. Shortened form of Wimpy bar, Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > snack bar buffet1792 breakfast-stall1853 fish-bar1887 stand-up1897 pizzeria1901 luncheonette1924 snack bar1930 snackette1935 snackery1936 pizza bar1956 Wimpy Bar1959 Wimpy1966 salad bar1976 1966 M. Waddell Otley xix. 171 We wound up in the Wimpy by the Broadway. 1968 Listener 13 June 763/1 Two years of success by any standard and then a break~up. Mecca had opened a dance hall... A Wimpy came and a bowling alley. 2. Usually in form Wimpey. A Wellington bomber aeroplane. slang. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > bomber > of specific manufacture flying fortress1937 Stuka1940 Wimpey1942 hell's angel1943 V-bomber1955 1942 Tee Emm (Air Ministry) 2 81 You have the mad sort of chauffeur who tries to roll a Wimpey. 1944 ‘N. Shute’ Pastoral i. 1 There was a Wimpey running up one engine, somewhere away out in the middle distance of the aerodrome. 1954 J. Masters Bhowani Junction i. vi. 53 This is the map reference the Wimpy gave..where it spotted those men. Compounds C1. General attributive. Wimpyburger n. ΚΠ 1939 Amer. Speech 14 154/2 Wimpyburger, a specially large hamburger sandwich. 1971 R. Laver & B. Collins Educ. Tennis Player xvi. 209 A tea garden..is located outside of Centre Court [at Wimbledon] where the famous strawberries and cream are sold.., along with a concession to the present day: Wimpyburgers. Wimpy culture n. ΚΠ 1971 ‘J. Quartermain’ Man who walked on Diamonds i. 7 A London throbbing with traffic and Wimpy culture. Wimpy-eating n. ΚΠ 1959 Observer 8 Nov. 3/1 Behind this wave of Wimpy-eating lies a simple commercial formula. C2. Wimpy Bar n. an establishment where Wimpy hamburgers are sold. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > snack bar buffet1792 breakfast-stall1853 fish-bar1887 stand-up1897 pizzeria1901 luncheonette1924 snack bar1930 snackette1935 snackery1936 pizza bar1956 Wimpy Bar1959 Wimpy1966 salad bar1976 1959 Observer 8 Nov. 3/1 At least once a week a ‘Wimpy Bar’ is being opened somewhere in England. 1966 ‘K. A. Saddler’ Gilt Edge xiii. 180 That night in the Wimpy Bar..Len had summed him up at a glance. He had only agreed to take part in the job to get out of the Wimpy Bar. 1982 M. Gilbert Final Throw v. 35 ‘Let's find somewhere to eat.’.. They found a Wimpy Bar that was open. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). wimpyadj. Brit. /ˈwɪmpi/, U.S. /ˈwɪmpi/ Etymology: < wimp n.² + -y suffix¹. slang (originally U.S.). = wimpish adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective > specifically of a person nebbish1843 ineffectual1865 pantywaist1938 wimpy1967 wussy1977 1967 Current Slang Spring 5, [1964] Wimpy, stupid or sluggish. 1969 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. li. 16 Wimpy, spineless. 1977 D. Linzee Discretion (1981) i. 16 ‘It is exquisite.’ ‘I think it's kind of a wimpy little picture, personally. 1977 Sounds 9 July 31/1 I vaguely anticipated something wimpy and limpy prattling about San Francisco and love and peace man. 1980 High Fidelity June 106/2 The Seventies witnessed macho rock & rollers sneering at singer/songwriters as ‘wimpy’. 1984 Nutshell (Gainesville, Florida) Spring 52/2 I was this little wimpy kid in elementary school and high school. 1984 Melody Maker 6 Oct. 15/4 Dennis had a brilliant artist last summer, really strong drawings, but now it's gone back to being a bit wimpy. Derivatives ˈwimpiness n. = wimpishness n. at wimpish adj. Derivatives. ΚΠ 1982 Chicago Sun-Times 1 Sept. 54 (caption) Wanna be a political activist? Are you held back by wimpiness? Draft additions September 2013 ˈwimpily adv. = wimpishly adv. at wimpish adj. Additions. ΚΠ 1982 Texas Monthly Feb. 154/3 These scenes are offensive not only because they're so wimpily dear (why should we be forced to watch Burt Reynolds moon over the younguns..) but because the rest of the movie is so thickly caked with gore, obscenity, and bad acting. 1991 Toronto Star 27 Mar. a24/5 George Bush does not wimpily thunder about the danger of doing this? 2003 A. Collins Where did it all go Right? vii. 136 Dad..ate loads more than anybody else, including the pieces of fat, skin, gristle and rind we'd wimpily left on our plates. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1935adj.1967
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