Found 2 items, similar to namby-pamby.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: namby-pamby namby-pamby adj : weak in willpower [syn: spineless, wishy-washy] n : an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental
English → English (gcide) Definition: Namby-pamby Namby-pamby \Nam"by-pam`by\, n. [From Ambrose Phillips, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.] Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Namby-pamby \Nam"by-pam`by\, a. 1. Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] Namby-pamby madrigals of love. --W. Gifford. [1913 Webster] 2. Indecisive or weak; lacking firmness or resolve; -- of actions and policies. [PJC]