Meanings
adjectivewimpy (comparative wimpier, superlative wimpiest)
comparative wimpier · superlative wimpiest
- derogatoryinformaloftenHaving the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.
You don't want to waste your time fighting wimpy enemies, do you?
1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System1 more example
I used to think it as wimpy or a cop-out to say "mixed class" or "lower middle class." But at this point it seems like the most accurate label.
1990 February 4, Margy Dowzer, Mary Frances Platt, Aviva Shmuckler, “Disability And Accessibility Cost Money!”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 13
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveweak and ineffectual
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Translations
German schwächlich, erbärmlich
- schwächlichfeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- erbärmlichfeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- kümmerlichfeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- feigefeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- unentschlossenfeeble, indecisive, cowardly
Portuguese banana
- bananafeeble, indecisive, cowardly
Romanian nehotărât, laș
- nehotărâtfeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- lașfeeble, indecisive, cowardly
Spanish ñoño, nenaza
- ñoñofeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- nenazafeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- cagónfeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- caguetafeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- gallinafeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- endeblefeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- timoratofeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- medrosofeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- pelelefeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- cagadofeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- cobardónfeeble, indecisive, cowardly
- pringadofeeble, indecisive, cowardly
Swedish mesig
- mesigfeeble, indecisive, cowardly
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with wimpy
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wimpy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wimpy
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wimpy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wimpy.
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