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milquetoastenUK
milque·toast M0305500 (mĭlk′tōst′)n. One who has a meek, timid, unassertive nature.
[After Caspar Milquetoast, , a meek comic-strip character created by Harold Tucker Webster (1885-1952) and named in reference to milk toast.]
milque′toast′y adj.milquetoast (ˈmɪlkˌtəʊst) nUS and Canadian a meek, submissive, or timid person[C20: from Caspar Milquetoast, a cartoon character invented by H. T. Webster (1885–1952)]milque•toast (ˈmɪlkˌtoʊst)
n. (often cap.) a timid or unassertive person. [1935–40, Amer.; after Caspar Milquetoast, a character in The Timid Soul, comic strip by H. T. Webster (1885–1952), U.S. cartoonist] milquetoast - Comes from a comic strip character created in 1924 who was shy, timid, and unassertive.See also related terms for shy.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Milquetoast - a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertivemilksop, pantywaist, sissy, pansycoward - a person who shows fear or timidity |
milquetoastnounA person who behaves in a childish, weak, or spoiled way:baby, milksop, mollycoddle, weakling.Idiom: mama's boy.milquetoastenUK
milquetoast1. adjective Extremely weak, timid, or ineffectual. A reference to H. T. Webster's comic strip character Caspar Milquetoast, who exhibited such traits. We're going to be the laughingstock of the world after such a milquetoast response from our government. We can't afford some milquetoast plan that just keeps the status quo—we need something drastic and daring that might really improve our sales. In the play, the hero returns to drive the milquetoast suitor from his home and reclaim his rightful place by his wife's side.2. noun An extremely weak, timid, or ineffectual man. We need a president who's going to lead the nation with strength and resolve, not some milquestoast who'll just kowtow to every foreign leader who raises his voice. I swear, I don't know why I ever married a milquetoast like you. You can't even defend your own wife when she's been insulted!milquetoast (ˈmɪlktost) n. an ineffectual man; a shy coward; an effeminate male. This little milquetoast goes up to the biker, looks at him sort of sad like, and then karate chops him into a quivering pulp. MilquetoastenUK
Synonyms for Milquetoastnoun a person who behaves in a childish, weak, or spoiled waySynonyms- baby
- milksop
- mollycoddle
- weakling
Synonyms for Milquetoastnoun a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertiveSynonyms- milksop
- pantywaist
- sissy
- pansy
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