Definition of WIMP

wimp

Plural: wimps

Noun

  • A weak, timid, or ineffectual person.
  • a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
  • a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
  • Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
  • Alternative letter-case form of WIMP.

Verb

  • To behave submissively.
  • To make (something) weak or wimpy.

Adj

  • Weak, wimpy.

Examples

  • Don’t be a wimp; challenge that questionable word if you think it’s invalid!

Origin / Etymology

Possibly a clipping of whimper. The term was understood in the United States by the 1930s, as it was incorporated into the names of two famous media characters known for living up to that name: The devious but cowardly Popeye supporting-character called "J. Wellington Wimpy", and the soft-spoken character "Wallace Wimple" from the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly.

Synonyms

chicken, crybaby, weakly interacting massive particle, big girl's blouse, bottler, caitiff, candy-arse, candy-ass, chicken liver, chickenshit, cocktail, coistril, coward, cowardy custard, craven, dog, fraidy cat, funker, gutless wonder, invertebrate, jessie, lizard, milksop, milquetoast, namby, namby-pamby, nancy, nestle-cock, niddering, nidering, nidget, niding, nithing, pansy, pantywaist, piece of crap, piece of shit, pisspants, poon, pullet, punk, pushover, pussy, pussyhole, quakebreech, quakebuttock, quiche-eater, recreant, scaredy cat, scaredy pants, shithouse, sissy, slag, sluggard, snool, softy, sook, tenderling, weak sister, weakling, weenie, wheyface, wimp, wuss, wussy, yellow back, yellow belly

Scrabble Score: 11

wimp: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wimp: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wimp: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

wimp: valid Words With Friends Word