- namby-pambical
- namˈby-pamˈbical adjective• • •Main Entry: ↑namby-pamby
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namby-pamby — (adj.) weakly sentimental, insipidly pretty, 1745, from satiric nickname of English poet Ambrose Philips (1674 1749) mocking his sentimental pastorals addressed to infant members of the nobility. Used first in 1726 in a farce credited to Carey.… … Etymology dictionary
