namby-pambyismn.

Brit.

/ˌnambɪˈpambɪɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˌnæmbiˈpæmbiˌɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: namby-pamby adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < namby-pamby adj. + -ism suffix.

Namby-pamby quality; weak or insipid sentimentality; an instance or example of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > feeble sentimentality

namby-pambyness1823

namby-pambyism1834

1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 206/2 The namby-pambyisms of the ‘Book of Beauty’.

1842 E. B. Barrett in Athenæum 13 Aug. 729/2 The concentrate essence of namby-pambyism.

1867 J. Hatton Tallants iii I hate to see such namby-pambyism.

1902 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 15 361 The gulf between the employing and the working classes is too wide to be bridged by preaching, patronage, namby-pambyism, or by passionate denunciation.

1977 Maledicta Summer 16 These appear in newspaper stories about them watered down to Tuffypants or other such nambypambyisms.

2001 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 8 Apr. (Metro section) 6 He [sc. George Bush] is not about posturing or namby-pambyism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	namby-pambyism
释义	namby-pambyismn. Brit. /ˌnambɪˈpambɪɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌnæmbiˈpæmbiˌɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: namby-pamby adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < namby-pamby adj. + -ism suffix. Namby-pamby quality; weak or insipid sentimentality; an instance or example of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > feeble sentimentality namby-pambyness1823 namby-pambyism1834 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 206/2 The namby-pambyisms of the ‘Book of Beauty’. 1842 E. B. Barrett in Athenæum 13 Aug. 729/2 The concentrate essence of namby-pambyism. 1867 J. Hatton Tallants iii I hate to see such namby-pambyism. 1902 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 15 361 The gulf between the employing and the working classes is too wide to be bridged by preaching, patronage, namby-pambyism, or by passionate denunciation. 1977 Maledicta Summer 16 These appear in newspaper stories about them watered down to Tuffypants or other such nambypambyisms. 2001 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 8 Apr. (Metro section) 6 He [sc. George Bush] is not about posturing or namby-pambyism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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