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noun
Verb phrase1.
a weak, ineffectual, timid person.
2.
wimp out,
a.
to be or act like a wimp.
b.
to show timidity or cowardice; chicken out.
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Wimp out
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| wimp out | |
| —vb | |
| informal (intr, adverb) to fail to do or complete something through fear or lack of conviction | |
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Word Origin & History
wimp
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.
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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. |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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wimp out (of (sth)) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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