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    namby-pamby
    /ˌnambɪˈpambi/

    adjective

    • 1. lacking energy, strength, or courage; feeble, timid, or ineffectual: "I certainly didn't need any affection—namby-pamby nonsense"

    noun

    • 1. a timid, oversensitive, or overly fastidious man or boy: derogatory "once we were in the cells we became pathetic namby-pambies"

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  2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wussWuss - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    4 days ago · Definitions of wuss. noun. a person who is physically weak and ineffectual. synonyms: doormat, weakling. see more.

  3. meonjournal.com › read › the-genesis-of-anglicisation-1The Genesis of Anglicisation by William Rooney — MEON

    3 days ago · Now, notwithstanding all effort, the lamentable fact is that our amateur singers invariably affect the namby-pamby nonsense of the pseudo-Italian school and its English imitators. Nothing is too extravagant, inane, or unmeaning so long as it has received the patronage of London and has become fashionable.

  4. tomgreenwood.substack.com › p › can-collaboration-win-over-theCan collaboration win over the competition?

    1 day ago · Without competition, we’ll have a population full of namby-pamby weaklings who think they should get a medal just for taking part. Okay. My response would be that in a truly collaborative society, we’d work together to deliver the things that really matter for our collective wellbeing and wouldn’t give a monkeys if GDP went up or down.

  5. www.healthyplace.com › self-help › self-help-stuff-that-worksPillar of Strength | HealthyPlace

    Jun 13, 2024 · Repeat it until you see or can make an advantage out of it. If you will do this, you will stand as a fortress of strength for your family in situations that would make lesser men and women collapse in hopelessness. This idea is not some namby-pamby, rah-rah, positive-thinking nonsense. It is a source of tremendous strength.

  6. www.premiumtimesng.com › opinion › 706467-the-metamorphosis-ofThe metamorphosis of our current democratic attempt, By Uddin...

    Jun 24, 2024 · After the insipid, namby-pamby, mealymouthed approach of the Buhari administration to the task of governing, it was not exactly out of place that the people voted for “their own” government.

  7. www.sikkimexpress.com › news-details › why-do-people-burstWhy do People Burst Firecrackers? - Sikkimexpress

    Jun 16, 2024 · Two, they are an expression of (notional) machoism by insecure namby-pamby fellows. They know that producing a sound larger than they themselves can tolerate is gallantry. Look at their facial expressions as they ignite firecrackers.

  8. churchleaders.com › news › 487460-john-macarthur-ben-shapiroJohn MacArthur to Ben Shapiro: ‘Biblical Morality ... -...

    Jun 12, 2024 · On the topic of who Jesus is and what he came to do, Shapiro said today’s culture has made Jesus into a “bizarre pacifist” and a “namby-pamby androgynous creation.” MacArthur pointed out that Jesus was killed not for being “so kind and generous and compassionate” but for exposing “the hypocrisy of the religion of the Jews.”