Meaning

6 senses
  1. (derogatory, informal, mildly)A weak or sentimental person.

    Softie

    слаба́кslabák, тря́пкаtrjápka

    a person who is weak and excessively sentimental

  2. (informal)Somebody who finds it difficult to scold or punish.

  3. (slang)A software expert who is ignorant of the workings of hardware.

  4. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal)A soft drink containing no alcohol.

  5. (informal)A soft toy.

  6. (slang)A flaccid state of the penis.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. You're a big softy.

  2. But deep down you're such a softy.

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  3. You will make a softy of him with your always babying.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
weak or sentimental person:
Deutsch
weak or sentimental person:

Forms

plural: softies
Singularsofty
Pluralsofties

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person who is weak and excessively sentimental:softie

Word family

1 related words

See also

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