See also: WIMP

English

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Etymology 1

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Possibly a clipping of whimper.[1] 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

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wimp (plural wimps)

  1. (chiefly derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
    Synonyms: sissy, softy, weenie, wuss; see also Thesaurus:milksop, Thesaurus:coward
    • 1980 March 15, “MUSH FROM THE WIMP”, in The Boston Globe:
      (see title)
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Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, slang) To behave submissively.
    • 1994, Paul Lyons, Class of '66: Living in Suburban Middle America, page 156:
      "They were wimping along and I was accomplished," she asserts with some pride and a touch of arrogance.
  2. (transitive, slang) To make (something) weak or wimpy.
    • 2003, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, California, page 69:
      If you're particularly fond of Foster's, Heineken or Moosehead at home, you will be disappointed to find that it's been wimped down for the American market.

Adjective

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wimp (comparative more wimp, superlative most wimp)

  1. (slang) Weak, wimpy.

Etymology 2

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See WIMP.

Noun

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wimp (plural wimps)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of WIMP

References

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  1. ^ wimp, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English WIMP.

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Noun

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wimp

  1. (astronomy, physics) weakly interacting massive particle, WIMP

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Inflection of wimp (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative wimp wimpit
genitive wimpin wimpien
partitive wimpiä wimpejä
illative wimpiin wimpeihin
singular plural
nominative wimp wimpit
accusative nom. wimp wimpit
gen. wimpin
genitive wimpin wimpien
partitive wimpiä wimpejä
inessive wimpissä wimpeissä
elative wimpistä wimpeistä
illative wimpiin wimpeihin
adessive wimpillä wimpeillä
ablative wimpiltä wimpeiltä
allative wimpille wimpeille
essive wimpinä wimpeinä
translative wimpiksi wimpeiksi
abessive wimpittä wimpeittä
instructive wimpein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of wimp (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative wimpini wimpini
accusative nom. wimpini wimpini
gen. wimpini
genitive wimpini wimpieni
partitive wimpiäni wimpejäni
inessive wimpissäni wimpeissäni
elative wimpistäni wimpeistäni
illative wimpiini wimpeihini
adessive wimpilläni wimpeilläni
ablative wimpiltäni wimpeiltäni
allative wimpilleni wimpeilleni
essive wimpinäni wimpeinäni
translative wimpikseni wimpeikseni
abessive wimpittäni wimpeittäni
instructive
comitative wimpeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative wimpisi wimpisi
accusative nom. wimpisi wimpisi
gen. wimpisi
genitive wimpisi wimpiesi
partitive wimpiäsi wimpejäsi
inessive wimpissäsi wimpeissäsi
elative wimpistäsi wimpeistäsi
illative wimpiisi wimpeihisi
adessive wimpilläsi wimpeilläsi
ablative wimpiltäsi wimpeiltäsi
allative wimpillesi wimpeillesi
essive wimpinäsi wimpeinäsi
translative wimpiksesi wimpeiksesi
abessive wimpittäsi wimpeittäsi
instructive
comitative wimpeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative wimpimme wimpimme
accusative nom. wimpimme wimpimme
gen. wimpimme
genitive wimpimme wimpiemme
partitive wimpiämme wimpejämme
inessive wimpissämme wimpeissämme
elative wimpistämme wimpeistämme
illative wimpiimme wimpeihimme
adessive wimpillämme wimpeillämme
ablative wimpiltämme wimpeiltämme
allative wimpillemme wimpeillemme
essive wimpinämme wimpeinämme
translative wimpiksemme wimpeiksemme
abessive wimpittämme wimpeittämme
instructive
comitative wimpeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative wimpinne wimpinne
accusative nom. wimpinne wimpinne
gen. wimpinne
genitive wimpinne wimpienne
partitive wimpiänne wimpejänne
inessive wimpissänne wimpeissänne
elative wimpistänne wimpeistänne
illative wimpiinne wimpeihinne
adessive wimpillänne wimpeillänne
ablative wimpiltänne wimpeiltänne
allative wimpillenne wimpeillenne
essive wimpinänne wimpeinänne
translative wimpiksenne wimpeiksenne
abessive wimpittänne wimpeittänne
instructive
comitative wimpeinenne
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