Associations to the word «Wimp»

Wiktionary

WIMP, noun. (pejorative) (slang) someone who lacks confidence, is weak, irresolute and wishy-washy
WIMP, noun. Alternative spelling of WIMP
WIMP, verb. (intransitive) To behave submissively, inde.
WIMP, verb. (transitive) To render wimpy.
WIMP, noun. (astronomy) (physics) Acronym of weakly interacting massive particle.
WIMP, noun. (computing) Acronym of window, icon, menu, pointing device. (a GUI paradigm)
WIMP OUT, verb. To behave like a wimp.

Dictionary definition

WIMP, noun. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
WIMP, noun. A hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.