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- noun Plural form of
wimp .
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Examples
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I for one do not want to be walking into Coors Field looking at plowed snow banks along Blake Street, listening to the wimps from the American League complaining about the weather.
Michael D. Brown: Imagine Coors Field Today -- Time to Change Baseball Season 2009
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For one thing, democrats would finally NOT be called wimps, which is the disaster they face next november.
What Will it Look Like After the Dems Declare they Refuse to Further Fund the War 2007
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For one thing, democrats would finally NOT be called wimps, which is the disaster they face next november.
What Will it Look Like After the Dems Declare they Refuse to Further Fund the War 2007
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Now our party of wimps is caving in with Gonzales and the vote is set and off course, he'll pass.
02/02/2005 2005
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For one thing, democrats would finally NOT be called wimps, which is the disaster they face next november.
Printing: What Will it Look Like After the Dems Declare they Refuse to Further Fund the War 2007
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In macho Iraqi society, such children, particularly the boys, tend to suffer in silence for fear of being labelled wimps.
Adnan Al-Daini: The Plight of Iraqi Children Adnan Al-Daini 2012
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The same chickens who voted for authorizing the war because they feared being called wimps are the same people now demanding not to be made to stand up and be counted on ending the illegal, immoral war.
House Dems To Hear About Leadership's Iraq Plan Tonight 2009
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B. Everytime someone in here makes a semi witty counter to one of the Coulterists, and you come in whining and balling about “playing nice” and telling everyone to “just ignore her”, you further reinforce the common prevailing notion that democrats are wimps, which is why the American people hesitate to vote for them.
Think Progress » Matalin Defends Coulter’s Attack on 9/11 Widows 2006
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The FOMC's then vice chairman, William McDonough, argued that moving by just 25 basis points would give the impression that the FOMC "is composed of a bunch of wimps, which is not an attractive assessment for a group that is supposed to be a very important public body."
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The leaders are taking the risk of being accused of let letting the troops down. the real people of courage are the ones who are willing to be called wimps by party hacks like John Boehner.
Printing: Clone Cindy's Pelosi Strategy In Your Backyard 2007
patriciawilczek commented on the word wimps
noun C INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
a person who is not strong, brave or confident:
I'm afraid I'm a bit of a wimp when it comes to climbing up ladders.
wimpish adjective (ALSO wimpy) INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
I'm far too wimpish to go rock climbing.
June 10, 2009