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- Dictionarynam·by-pam·by/ˌnambēˈpambē/
adjective
- 1. lacking energy, strength, or courage; feeble, timid, or ineffectual: "these weren't namby-pamby fights, but brutal affairs where heads hit the sidewalk"
noun
- 1. a timid, oversensitive, or overly fastidious man or boy: derogatory "once we were in the cells we became pathetic namby-pambies"
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