“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
NAMBYPAMBY
Nam"by-pam`by, n. Etym: [From Ambrose Phillips, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.]
Definition: Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. Macaulay.
Nam"by-pam`by, a.
Definition: Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid. Thackeray. Namby-pamby madrigals of love. W. Gifford.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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