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Definition of: namby-pamby
(nam′bē·pam′bē) adjective
Weakly sentimental; insipid; inane.
—noun plural -pam·bies
1. Writing, talk, or action of a feebly sentimental or finical character.
2. A person given to such talk or action. [<nickname of Ambrose Philips, 1671–1749, English poet; with ref. to his feeble, sentimental verse]
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