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From the poem Namby-Pamby (1726) by Henry Carey, a satire on the sentimental pastorals of the poet Ambrose Phillips.
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namby-pamby
Today it means: Insipid and sentimental. Full definition →
Today it means: Insipid and sentimental. Full definition →
From the poem Namby-Pamby (1726) by Henry Carey, a satire on the sentimental pastorals of the poet Ambrose Phillips.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.