wimp
Speech parts
1. wimp - Noun
2. wimp - Verb
Meaning
(derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
Synonyms: sissy, softy, weenie, wuss; see also Thesaurus:milksop, Thesaurus:coward
Alternative spelling of WIMP
(intransitive) To behave submissively.
(transitive) To render wimpy.
(astronomy, physics) Acronym of weakly interacting massive particle.
(graphical user interface) Acronym of window, icon, menu, pointer (a graphical interface paradigm).
(graphical user interface, very rare) Acronym of window-icon-mouse program.
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Like every other 13-year-old in America, she's in love with Leonardo DiCaprio, who I think is an androgynous wimp. You know what he does throughout the whole movie Titanic?
Endurance, after all, is the only reason we even exist. We think of ourselves as nature's deadliest animals, but the truth is, a naked human is the biggest wimp in the wild. We have no fangs, no claws, no strength, and no speed.
And yet, those who speak loudly and call anyone who disagrees with them a wimp often do a disservice to the cause they are promoting.
The basic honor code of the savage -bravery for men, chastity for women- is still recognizable beneath the surfaces of the popular culture that has done so much to efface it. If you doubt it, try calling a man a wimp or a woman a slut.
But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.
Acts tough but really a wimp.