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Synonyms for wimp


Grammar : Noun
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Phonetic Transcription : wɪmp

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Définition of wimp

Origin :
  • 1920 (but not attested again until 1960), perhaps a clipped form of whimper (cf whimp, 1540s), perhaps influenced by J. Wellington Wimpy, comparatively unaggressive character in "Popeye" comics.
  • noun weakling
Example sentences :
  • Mr. Wimp has found no possible clue to such conduct in his papers.
  • Extract from : « The Big Bow Mystery » by I. Zangwill
  • And yet, had not Mrs. Wimp let out as much at the Christmas dinner?
  • Extract from : « The Big Bow Mystery » by I. Zangwill
  • Grodman saw it and watched her, and fooled Wimp to the top of his bent.
  • Extract from : « The Big Bow Mystery » by I. Zangwill
  • Another of Wimp's grandmother-in-law's delusions was that Wimp had married to get her into the family.
  • Extract from : « The Big Bow Mystery » by I. Zangwill
  • Wimp did what work he could do at home in a secluded study at the top of the house.
  • Extract from : « The Big Bow Mystery » by I. Zangwill
  • This was Wimp's wife's mother's mother, a lady of sweet seventy.
  • Extract from : « The Big Bow Mystery » by I. Zangwill
  • At this moment Wimp felt that Grodman had been right in remaining a bachelor.
  • Extract from : « The Big Bow Mystery » by I. Zangwill
  • Wimp's eye glittered with excitement and contempt for Grodman's blindness.
  • Extract from : « The Big Bow Mystery » by I. Zangwill
  • This time Wimp would be one of them; and, he felt, deservedly so.
  • Extract from : « The Big Bow Mystery » by I. Zangwill
  • Grodman saw it, and watched her, and fooled Wimp to the top of his bent.
  • Extract from : « The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes » by Israel Zangwill
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