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namby-pambyism

namby-pambyism noun: the quality of being namby-pamby.

Noun

namby-pambyism (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being namby-pamby.
    Synonyms:
    namby-pambiness

Synonyms of namby-pambyism

Origin of namby-pambyism

From namby-pamby + -ism.

Questions about namby-pambyism

What does namby-pambyism mean?
Namby-pambyism means the quality of being namby-pamby.
What part of speech is namby-pambyism?
Namby-pambyism is a noun.

Words near namby-pambyism in the dictionary

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

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