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namby-pambying

namby-pambying is the present participle and gerund 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-pambying

What is namby-pambying the present participle and gerund of?
Namby-pambying is the present participle and gerund of namby-pamby.

Words near namby-pambying in the dictionary

  1. namby-pambier
  2. namby-pambies
  3. namby-pambiest
  4. namby-pambiness
  5. namby-pamby
  6. namby-pambying
  7. namby-pambyism
  8. namby-pambyness
  9. Nambé
  10. Namcha Barwa
  11. Namchi

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