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wimp

noun

ˈwimp

Definition of wimp

as in wuss

a person lacking in physical strength just because you can't lift 300 pounds doesn't mean you're a wimp

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powerhouse

as in coward

a person without strength of character what kind of wimp would just give in to peer pressure?

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Recent Examples of wimp For the anarchic, nearly surreal nature of the bits that make legendary cinematic daredevils ranging from Buster Keaton to Jackie Chan seem like wimps. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 And this name sounds like a wimp to me. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 Advertisement Similarly, no one is going to think Mullin is a wimp. — Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Mar. 2026 Wes Siler, our longtime outdoor lifestyle columnist, is a total wimp who obsessively pursues comfort in extreme environments. — Wes Siler, Outside, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wimp

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Supporters of the Republican candidate, state Attorney General Ken Paxton, portray Democrats as wusses, cucks, soy boys who don’t follow sports.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Henry is a megalomaniac and a complete wuss.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Much like the Iranians, Europeans and Brazilians, the Canadians don’t intend to be weaklings or pushovers.

— Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
But with the Rockies looking a bit feisty (not to be mistaken with competent), what happens if the Giants can’t beat up on the division weaklings this year?

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 May 2026

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wimped out

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