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wimp

  [wimp] Informal.
–noun
1. a weak, ineffectual, timid person.
—Verb phrase
2. wimp out,
a. to be or act like a wimp.
b. to show timidity or cowardice; chicken out.
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Origin:
1915–20, Americanism; orig. uncert.; cf. whimper

WIMP

  [wimp]
–noun
any of a group of weakly interacting elementary particles predicted by various unified field theories, as the W particle and Z-zero particle, that are characterized by relatively large masses.
Origin:
1985–90; W(eakly) I(nteracting) M(assive) P(article)
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wimp   (wĭmp)   
n.  A timid or unadventurous person: "the impression that he is a colorless, indecisive wimp, and not a leader among men" (James J. Kilpatrick).
intr.v.   wimped, wimp·ing, wimps
To be timid or cowardly. Usually used with out: wimped out and refused to jump off the high diving board.

[Perhaps from whimper.]
wimp'ish adj., wimp'y adj.
WIMP   (wĭmp)   
n.  A subatomic particle that has a large mass and interacts with other matter primarily through gravitation.

[w(eakly) i(nteracting) m(assive) p(article).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
wimp

  1. mod.
    windows, icons, mouse pointer. (Usually WIMP. Acronym. Refers to a computer system, such as Macintosh or Microsoft Windows, with an elaborate user interface including resizable windows, clever icons, and a movable mouse. The term implies that such systems are for computer weaklings.) : I am happier with a computer system that doesn't have all that WIMP stuff.
  2. n.
    a weak and retiring person; a square. : What a wimp. People walk all over her.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

wimp  (n.)
1920 (but not attested again until 1960), perhaps a clipped form of whimper (cf whimp, 1549), perhaps influenced by J. Wellington Wimpy, comparatively unaggressive character in "Popeye" comics. Wimpy (adj.) is from 1967.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
WIMP   (wĭmp)  Pronunciation Key 
Short for weakly interacting massive particle. Any of various hypothetical particles, some predicted by certain theories such as supersymmetry, which interact with other particles by the force of gravity alone. WIMPs are considered by some scientists to be candidates for the dark matter that makes up much of the mass of the universe.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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Computing Dictionary

WIMP operating system
Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers (or maybe Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pull-down menus).
The style of graphical user interface invented at Xerox PARC, popularised by the Apple Macintosh and now available in other varieties such as the X Window System, OSF/Motif, NeWS, RISC OS and Microsoft Windows.
See menuitis, user-obsequious, window system.
(2007-09-12)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
WIMP

  1. window, icon, menu, pointing [device]

  2. window, icon, mouse, pull-down [menu]

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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