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wimped out

wimped out is the simple past and past participle of wimp out.

Meaning of wimp out

Verb

wimp out (third-person singular simple present wimps out, present participle wimping out, simple past and past participle wimped out)

  1. (derogatory, informal, intransitive) To back out of something because of cowardice.
    • Your son has been a holy terror! He kept getting into trouble and refusing to mind me! After repeatedly trying to get him to behave, I finally gave up. I wimped out. I have the womb to be a parent, but not the backbone.2006 January 29, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic)
    Synonyms:
    chicken out

Questions about wimped out

What is wimped out the simple past and past participle of?
Wimped out is the simple past and past participle of wimp out.

Words near wimped out in the dictionary

  1. wimp out
  2. wimp rock
  3. WIMP-Zilla
  4. WIMP-Zillas
  5. wimped
  6. wimped out
  7. Wimpee
  8. Wimpees
  9. wimper
  10. wimperg
  11. wimpergs

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