Definitions for namby-pambies

namby-pambies nam·by-pam·by

Spelling: [nam-bee-pam-bee]
IPA: /ˈnæm biˈpæm bi/

Namby-Pambies is a 13 letter English word.

You can make 693 anagrams from letters in namby-pambies (-aabbeimmnpsy).

Definitions for namby-pambies

noun

  1. a namby-pamby person:
  2. namby-pamby sentiment:
  3. namby-pamby verse or prose.

adjective

  1. without firm methods or policy; weak or indecisive:
  2. lacking in character, directness, or moral or emotional strength:
  3. weakly sentimental, pretentious, or affected; insipid.

Origin of namby-pambies

First recorded in 1726; rhyming compound based on the first syllable of Ambrose Philips; first used as a nickname for Philips in the title of a poem by Henry Carey (1687?-1743) ridiculing his

Examples for namby-pambies

The idea of a broken heart had always seemed to Winn namby-pamby.

Ruth Fielding was not namby-pamby, although she was far from quarrelsome.

He witnessed a performance—not too namby-pamby—of Punch and Judy.

She ain't no namby-pamby, Susie-Sozzles sort of a gal—no, ma'am!

I took it for granted Horace would admire some namby-pamby with a doll's face.

She was very beautiful in her soft, foolish, namby-pamby, blue-eyed way.

Any workman in the school of namby-pamby could have kept their purity.

She was not at all weak or namby-pamby, but she was a universal peace-maker.

Why did you make us walk in front, namby-pamby so, Papa dear?

Boring teams, lousy quarterbacks, and namby-pamby rules are making the National Football League unwatchable.

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