WIMPY
What does "WIMPY" mean?
Weak, timid, or lacking in courage and strength.
Meanings
- Feeble, cowardly, or ineffectual. He gave a wimpy excuse instead of admitting the mistake. informal
Did you know?
- Wimpy the British burger chain is named after J. Wellington Wimpy, the burger-obsessed Popeye character - the same name now slangily means 'feeble', though the character meant it as a surname.
Word origin
From 'wimp' (a feeble person), recorded from the early 20th century and of uncertain origin, plus the adjective suffix '-y'; sometimes linked to 'whimper'.
Remember it
WIMPY starts like 'whimper' - a wimpy person tends to do exactly that.
A little poem
The lion roared inside his head;
a wimpy 'maybe' came out instead.
couplet
Wordplay
- I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today - the most wimpy loan terms ever offered.
What it teaches
Courage is rarely loud; cowardice is just the small word said when a big one was needed.
Quick facts
What does WIMPY mean?
Weak, timid, or lacking in courage and strength.
Is WIMPY a valid word?
Yes — WIMPY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WIMPY?
WIMPY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does WIMPY come from?
From 'wimp' (a feeble person), recorded from the early 20th century and of uncertain origin, plus the adjective suffix '-y'; sometimes linked to 'whimper'.
What can WIMPY teach us?
Courage is rarely loud; cowardice is just the small word said when a big one was needed.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.