WIMP

wimp, chicken, crybaby

(noun) a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Possible contraction of "whimper". The term was understood in the United States by the 1930s, as it was incorporated into the names of two famous media characters known for living up to that name: The devious but cowardly Popeye supporting character called "J. Wellington Wimpy", and the soft-spoken character "Wallace Wimple" from the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly.

Noun

wimp (plural wimps)

(pejorative, slang) someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy

Alternative spelling of WIMP

Synonyms

• (someone who lacks confidence or courage): sissy, softy, wuss; see also milksop or coward

Verb

wimp (third-person singular simple present wimps, present participle wimping, simple past and past participle wimped)

(intransitive) To behave submissively.

(transitive) To render wimpy.

Noun

WIMP (countable and uncountable, plural WIMPs)

(astronomy, physics) Acronym of weakly interacting massive particle.

(GUI) Acronym of window, icon, menu, pointer. (a graphical interface paradigm)

(GUI, very rare) Acronym of window-icon-mouse program.

Coordinate terms

(weakly interacting massive particle)

• SIMP

• RAMBO

• MACHO

Source: Wiktionary

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