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Definition of namby-pamby adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

namby-pamby

adjective

NAmE//ˌnæmbi ˈpæmbi//

(informal) (disapproving)

weak and too emotional He rejected any affection as namby-pamby nonsense.

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