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Definition of wimp noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wimp

noun
 
/wɪmp/
 
/wɪmp/
(informal, disapproving)
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  1. a person who is not strong, brave or confident synonym weed
    • He won’t go on his own—he’s a complete wimp!
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word Origin1920s: origin uncertain, perhaps from whimper.
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