namby
Collocations
3ADJ.
cautious, far, soft
VERB + NAMBY
am, imagine, think
NAMBY + NOUN
aren, t
Definitions
adj
Clipping of namby-pamby.
Mother thinks he’d just sit about and cry because he hadn’t got his favourite cigarettes. People imagine he’s namby and soft. That’s just where they’re so utterly wrong. If he gets an idea into his head he’ll force himself to go through with it, by sheer will-power, until he breaks down.
“I don’t like her,” said someone with an original point of view, “I think she’s namby.” […] “Aren’t there any girls’ school stories in the library?” “Yes, there are, but no one likes them, they’re too namby.[…]”
noun
Clipping of namby-pamby.
“You guys are a pack of nambies.” (Raucous protests from the team.)
And, also, they could stuff their real tennis and pall-mall as I abhorred them both! They were games for 'nambies', as I called the children who attended schools like Compton Wynyates.
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5Mother thinks he’d just sit about and cry because he hadn’t got his favourite cigarettes. People imagine he’s namby and soft. That’s just where they’re so utterly wrong. If he gets an idea into his he
Wiktionary“I don’t like her,” said someone with an original point of view, “I think she’s namby.” […] “Aren’t there any girls’ school stories in the library?” “Yes, there are, but no one likes them, they’re too
WiktionaryBig mistake: I make many medium-sized mistakes but am far too namby and cautious to make a really big one.
Wiktionary“You guys are a pack of nambies.” (Raucous protests from the team.)
WiktionaryAnd, also, they could stuff their real tennis and pall-mall as I abhorred them both! They were games for 'nambies', as I called the children who attended schools like Compton Wynyates.
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