NAMBY-PAMBY


Meaning of NAMBY-PAMBY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnam-bē-ˈpam-bē ]

adjective

Etymology: Namby Pamby, nickname given to Ambrose Philips

Date: 1741

1. : lacking in character or substance : insipid

2. : weak , indecisive

• namby-pamby noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.