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Namby-pamby

Năm'by-păm'by, n.

noun

n. [From Ambrose Phillips, the “great master” alluded to in the following extract: “Could the great master of Namby-Pamby have lisped out his repetitions in blank verse with more amiable simplicity?” Ed. Rev.] That which is weakly sentimental, or affectedly pretty.

Năm’by-păm’by, a.

adjective

a. Contemptible for affected prettiness; weakly and affectedly sentimental.