Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive, slang)To behave submissively.

  2. (slang, transitive)To make (something) weak or wimpy.

Examples

43 sentences

  1. Tom is a wimp.

    Том — ганчірка.

    deTom ist ein Weichei.

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  2. Tom is such a wimp.

    Том такий слабак!

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  3. I'm a wimp.

    Я слабак.

    ruЯ тряпка.

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  4. Tom is a wimp, isn't he?

    deTom ist ein Weichei, nicht wahr?

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  5. I know Tom is a wimp.

    ruЯ знаю, что Том - тряпка.

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Origin

Possibly a clipping of whimper. The term was understood in the United States by the 1930s,

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.

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Forms

wimps, wimping, wimped, wimped
Base formwimp · to wimp
3rd person singularwimps
Present participlewimping
Past simplewimped
Past participlewimped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywimp
he, she, itwimps

Past simpleLesson

all personswimped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave wimped
he, she, ithas wimped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wimp

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
willywiltwilywinA1wince
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