NAMBY-PAMBY Meaning of NAMBY-PAMBY in English [nam.by-pam.by] adj [Namby Pamby, nickname given to Ambrose Philips] (1745) 1: lacking in character or substance: insipid 2: weak, indecisive -- namby-pamby n Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012