wimp

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see also: WIMP

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Noun

wimp (plural wimps)

1. (pejorative, slang) someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy
2. Alternative spelling of WIMP

Synonyms

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

Translations

• French: mauviette
• German: Schwächling, Weichei
• Italian: vigliacco, mollusco, femminuccia, codardo, rammollito, pappamolle, smidollato, fifone, pollo, merlo, coccio, coniglio, mammoletta, debole, pusillanime, eunuco, pauroso, pisciasotto, cacasotto
• Portuguese: covarde, medroso
• Russian: тря́пка
• Spanish: pusilánime, gallina

Verb

wimp (wimps, present participle wimping; past and past participle wimped)

1. (intransitive) To behave submissively.
2. (transitive) To render wimpy.

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WIMP

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Noun

wimp

1. (astronomy, physics) Acronym of weakly interacting massive particle
2. (GUI) Acronym of window, icon, menu, pointer a graphical interface paradigm
3. (GUI) Acronym of window-icon-mouse program

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