WIMP


Meaning of WIMP in English

/wimp/ , Informal.

n.

1. a weak, ineffectual, timid person.

v.

2. wimp out ,

a. to be or act like a wimp.

b. to show timidity or cowardice; chicken out.

[ 1915-20, Amer. ; orig. uncert.; cf. WHIMPER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .