namby-pamby

[ nam-bee-pam-bee ]

/ ˈnæm biˈpæm bi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR namby-pamby ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

without firm methods or policy; weak or indecisive: namby-pamby handling of juvenile offenders.

lacking in character, directness, or moral or emotional strength:namby-pamby writing.

weakly sentimental, pretentious, or affected; insipid.

noun, plural nam·by-pam·bies for 4.

a namby-pamby person: written by and for namby-pambies.

namby-pamby sentiment: the harmless namby-pamby of a birthday card.

namby-pamby verse or prose.

Origin of namby-pamby

First recorded in 1726; rhyming compound based on the first syllable of Ambrose Philips; first used as a nickname for Philips in the title of a poem by Henry Carey (1687?–1743) ridiculing his verse

OTHER WORDS FROM namby-pamby

nam·by-pam·bi·ness, nam·by-pam·by·ism, nounnam·by-pam·by·ish, adjective

Words nearby namby-pamby

Namangan, Namaqualand, namas kar, namaste, namaycush, namby-pamby, Nam Co, name, nameable, name after, nameboard

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Example sentences from the Web for namby-pamby

Boring teams, lousy quarterbacks, and namby-pamby rules are making the National Football League unwatchable.
Buzz Bissinger on the NFL’s No Good, Very Bad Season|Buzz Bissinger|January 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Call it aestheticism, squeamishness, namby-pamby sentimentalism, what you will it is stronger than oneself!
The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy|John Galsworthy
Neither Boers or natives understand our namby-pamby way of playing at government; they put it down to fear.
The Last Boer War|H. Rider Haggard
Any blind bat could see that you wanted to be nasty, in spite of your namby-pamby airs.
Miss Pat at School|Pemberton Ginther

Namby-pamby in these days is not thrown away if it be introduced in the proper quarters.
The Warden|Anthony Trollope
A middling poet, whose verses introduced a species of composition which has been called after his name, Namby-Pamby.
Notes and Queries, Number 225, February 18, 1854|Various

British Dictionary definitions for namby-pamby

namby-pamby

/ (ˌnæmbɪˈpæmbɪ) /

adjective

sentimental or prim in a weak insipid waynamby-pamby manners

clinging, feeble, or spinelessa namby-pamby child

noun plural -bies

a person who is namby-pamby

Word Origin for namby-pamby

C18: a nickname of Ambrose Phillips (died 1749), whose pastoral verse was ridiculed for being insipid

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单词	namby-pamby
释义	namby-pamby [ nam-bee-pam-bee ] / ˈnæm biˈpæm bi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR namby-pamby ON THESAURUS.COM adjective without firm methods or policy; weak or indecisive: namby-pamby handling of juvenile offenders. lacking in character, directness, or moral or emotional strength:namby-pamby writing. weakly sentimental, pretentious, or affected; insipid. noun, plural nam·by-pam·bies for 4. a namby-pamby person: written by and for namby-pambies. namby-pamby sentiment: the harmless namby-pamby of a birthday card. namby-pamby verse or prose. Origin of namby-pamby First recorded in 1726; rhyming compound based on the first syllable of Ambrose Philips; first used as a nickname for Philips in the title of a poem by Henry Carey (1687?–1743) ridiculing his verse OTHER WORDS FROM namby-pamby nam·by-pam·bi·ness, nam·by-pam·by·ism, nounnam·by-pam·by·ish, adjective Words nearby namby-pamby Namangan, Namaqualand, namas kar, namaste, namaycush, namby-pamby, Nam Co, name, nameable, name after, nameboard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for namby-pamby Boring teams, lousy quarterbacks, and namby-pamby rules are making the National Football League unwatchable. Buzz Bissinger on the NFL’s No Good, Very Bad Season\|Buzz Bissinger\|January 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Call it aestheticism, squeamishness, namby-pamby sentimentalism, what you will it is stronger than oneself! The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy\|John Galsworthy Neither Boers or natives understand our namby-pamby way of playing at government; they put it down to fear. The Last Boer War\|H. Rider Haggard Any blind bat could see that you wanted to be nasty, in spite of your namby-pamby airs. Miss Pat at School\|Pemberton Ginther Namby-pamby in these days is not thrown away if it be introduced in the proper quarters. The Warden\|Anthony Trollope A middling poet, whose verses introduced a species of composition which has been called after his name, Namby-Pamby. Notes and Queries, Number 225, February 18, 1854\|Various British Dictionary definitions for namby-pamby namby-pamby / (ˌnæmbɪˈpæmbɪ) / adjective sentimental or prim in a weak insipid waynamby-pamby manners clinging, feeble, or spinelessa namby-pamby child noun plural -bies a person who is namby-pamby Word Origin for namby-pamby C18: a nickname of Ambrose Phillips (died 1749), whose pastoral verse was ridiculed for being insipid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to namby-pamby milksop, quitter, coward, yellow, wimp, sissy, caitiff, baby, chicken, weakling, pantywaist, wuss, jellyfish, cry-baby, fraidy-cat, scaredy cat, wussy, yellow belly
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namby-pamby

adjective

noun, plural nam·by-pam·bies for 4.

Origin of namby-pamby

OTHER WORDS FROM namby-pamby

Words nearby namby-pamby

Example sentences from the Web for namby-pamby

British Dictionary definitions for namby-pamby

adjective

noun plural -bies

Word Origin for namby-pamby

Words related to namby-pamby