softy

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soft⋅y

[sawf-tee, sof-]

–noun, plural -ties. Informal.

1.	a person easily stirred to sentiment or tender emotion.

2.	a person who lacks stamina or endurance.

3.	a person who lacks strength of character; a silly or foolish person.

Also, softie.

Origin:
1860–65; soft + -y ²

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soft·y or soft·ie (sôf'tē, sŏf'-)

n. pl. soft·ies Informal

A person regarded as weak or sentimental.
A person who finds it difficult to punish or be strict.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary

softie

and softy

n.
a gentle person; a very agreeable person. : He shouldn't give you much trouble. He's such a softie.
n.
a weakling; a coward. : He's too much of a softie to fight back.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

softy
(IBM) Hardware hackers' term for a software expert who is largely ignorant of the mysteries of hardware.
(1995-01-11)

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