wimp

noun

ˈwimp How to pronounce wimp (audio)
Synonyms of wimpnext
: a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person
wimpiness
ˈwim-pē-nəs How to pronounce wimp (audio)
noun
wimpish
ˈwim-pish How to pronounce wimp (audio)
adjective
wimpishness
ˈwim-pish-nəs How to pronounce wimp (audio)
noun
wimpy
ˈwim-pē How to pronounce wimp (audio)
adjective

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Examples of wimp in a Sentence

just because you can't lift 300 pounds doesn't mean you're a wimp what kind of wimp would just give in to peer pressure?
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And this name sounds like a wimp to me. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 Advertisement Similarly, no one is going to think Mullin is a wimp. — Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Mar. 2026 Eventually Sutton calls Amanda a wimp for not wanting any part of any confrontation, and Amanda tells her not to call her a wimp in her own home. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026 Only to then endure opprobrium being unfairly dumped on her from wimps who should’ve known — and who should’ve behaved — better toward her when the Disney dud was released. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wimp

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wimp was in 1920

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wimp

noun
ˈwimp How to pronounce wimp (audio)
: a weak and timid person
wimpy
ˈwim-pē How to pronounce wimp (audio)
adjective

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