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namby-pambied

namby-pambied is the simple past and past participle of namby-pamby.

Meaning of namby-pamby

Verb

namby-pamby (third-person singular simple present namby-pambies, present participle namby-pambying, simple past and past participle namby-pambied)

  1. To coddle.
    • While we business men of Britain have little time for this sort of namby-pambying towards the next generation, who are often feckless, tearful, small, dirty or all of the above, there is no doubt that youths have their place in commerce.2012, Alan Tyers, Who Moved My Stilton?: The Victorian Guide to Getting Ahead in Business

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Questions about namby-pambied

What is namby-pambied the simple past and past participle of?
Namby-pambied is the simple past and past participle of namby-pamby.

Words near namby-pambied in the dictionary

  1. nambulite
  2. Namburi
  3. Namburis
  4. namby
  5. namby-pambical
  6. namby-pambied
  7. namby-pambier
  8. namby-pambies
  9. namby-pambiest
  10. namby-pambiness
  11. namby-pamby

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