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wimpy adjective feeble; afraid US, 1967 From WIMPPopeye the Sailor radio programme gave the US J. Wellington Wimpy, known simply as Wimpy, in 1936.- It was the kind of poor town where the blacks are cooler, and victimize the wimpy whites. — Jennifer Blowdryer, White Trash Debutante, p. 60, 1997
- Carol and I stayed inside, contemplating Security Man’s strange anatomy. “Who’d be scared of that wimpy thing?” — Rita Ciresi, Pink Slip, p. 12, 1999
- I still would have felt better if I had gotten to that wimpy Jerry Rubin. — Ralph “Sonny” Barger, Hell’s Angel, p. 122, 2000
- Lula talks tough, but the truth is we’re both pretty wimpy when it comes to actual butt kicking. — Janet Evanovich, Seven Up, p. 6, 2001
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