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Wimpy, n.|ˈwɪmpɪ|
[The name of the cartoon character J. Wellington Wimpy in the ‘Popeye’ cartoon strip, who was often portrayed eating a hamburger.]
1. a. A proprietary name for a variety of hamburger. Also (rarely) in slang use.
1935Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 21 May 557 Wimpy Grills, Inc., Chicago, Ill... Wimpy..For sandwiches, roasted and toasted meats... Claims use since Sept. 12, 1934. 1935J. Hargan Gloss. Prison Lang. 8 Wimpy, hamburger. 1943American Mercury Nov. 553/2 Other chow terms in popular use..wimpies for hamburgers. 1954Trade Marks Jrnl. 20 Jan. 63/2 Wimpy{ddd}B720, 112. Bread rolls containing cooked foods. Edward Vale Gold, 140, North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois, United States..Manufacturer and Merchant. 1959Observer 8 Nov. 3/1 The bright glossy bars where Wimpies are served are the most striking example of Britain's changing eating habits. 1967T. Harknett Two-Way Frame x. 77, I had a sterile Wimpy and cup of insipid black coffee. 1981C. Storr Vicky vii. 56, I can always go out and get a Wimpy or something.
b. Shortened form of Wimpy bar, sense 3 below.
1966M. Waddell Otley xix. 171 We wound up in the Wimpy by the Broadway. 1968Listener 13 June 763/1 Two years of success by any standard and then a break⁓up. Mecca had opened a dance hall... A Wimpy came and a bowling alley.
2. Usu. in form Wimpey. A Wellington bomber aeroplane. slang.
1942Tee Emm (Air Ministry) II. 81 You have the mad sort of chauffeur who tries to roll a Wimpey. 1944‘N. Shute’ Pastoral i. 1 There was a Wimpey running up one engine, somewhere away out in the middle distance of the aerodrome. 1954[see map reference s.v. map n.1 5].
3. attrib. and Comb., as Wimpyburger, Wimpy culture, Wimpy-eating; Wimpy Bar, an establishment where Wimpy hamburgers are sold.
1959Observer 8 Nov. 3/1 At least once a week a ‘Wimpy Bar’ is being opened somewhere in England. 1966‘K. A. Saddler’ Gilt Edge xiii. 180 That night in the Wimpy Bar..Len had summed him up at a glance. He had only agreed to take part in the job to get out of the Wimpy Bar. 1982M. Gilbert Final Throw v. 35 ‘Let's find somewhere to eat.’.. They found a Wimpy Bar that was open.
1939Amer. Speech XIV. 154/2 Wimpyburger, a specially large hamburger sandwich. 1971Laver & Collins Education of Tennis Player xvi. 209 A tea garden..is located outside of Centre Court [at Wimbledon] where the famous strawberries and cream are sold.., along with a concession to the present day: Wimpyburgers. 1971‘J. Quartermain’ Man who walked on Diamonds i. 7 A London throbbing with traffic and Wimpy culture.
1959Observer 8 Nov. 3/1 Behind this wave of Wimpy-eating lies a simple commercial formula. |