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- adjective Having the characteristics of a
wimp ; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective weak and ineffectual
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Examples
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Also, with such thin wimpy animals as pronghorns, sheep, and goats (mountain goats are actually pretty tough, but thin sided), you don't want a tough penetrating bullet like a TSX.
Whats the best rifle for antelope hunting? Also whats the best for mountain goat hunting? 2009
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Sat 11/07/09 12: 14 PM im back again wimpy kid i get to see the movie this is so xtremem
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Also, with such thin wimpy animals as pronghorns, sheep, and goats (mountain goats are actually pretty tough, but thin sided), you don't want a tough penetrating bullet like a TSX.
Whats the best rifle for antelope hunting? Also whats the best for mountain goat hunting? 2009
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Proving once again that the barrel has no bottom, Five Feet of I’m a Parody of Myself™ references that bastion of scientific integrity and reasoned, intelligent discourse Lifesite in order to take a gratuitous swipe at what she calls wimpy, "gay-acting" straight beta males.
Archive 2008-08-01 LuLu 2008
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Democrats shouldn't worry about those scary flashbacks where they're called the wimpy mommy party.
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Sometimes they seem too thin, or astringent, or plain wimpy.
Grignolino 2006
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Sometimes they seem too thin, or astringent, or plain wimpy.
Grignolino 2006
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They made him look wimpy, which is pretty much right.
Guess The Simpson Karyn 2007
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She's also perceived as non-wimpy, which is important in the next leader we choose.
"Several Democratic strategists last week urged Clinton to unleash a 'charisma offensive'..." Ann Althouse 2006
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The boys and girls of our punditocracy are already heavily invested in the notion of wimpy Democrats vs. studly, manly Republicans.
The Blue Voice 2009
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