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   What does namby pamby mean?

   • 3 meanings: 1. sentimental or prim in a weak insipid way 2. clinging, feeble, or spineless 3. a person who is namby-pamby.... Click for more definitions.

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   Where did the poem Namby Pamby come from?

   • It originates from the poem Namby Pamby (1725) by Henry Carey. Carey wrote his poem as a satire of Ambrose Philips and published it in his Poems on Several Occasions. Its first publication was Namby Pamby: or, a panegyrick on the new versification address'd to A----- P----, where the A-- P-- implicated Ambrose Philips.

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   Why was Philips called namby pamby?

   • Carey's Namby Pamby had enormous success. It became so successful that people began to call Philips himself "Namby Pamby" (as, for example, in The Dunciad in 1727), as he had been renamed by the poem, and Carey was referred to as "Namby Pamby Carey". The poem sold well and he used this style in various other short poems.

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   What does 'namby pamby' mean?

   • You can’t be so timid or weak (namby pamby). In the provided context, Bobby is being criticized for being hesitant and not acting quickly. Andrew is trying to get Bobby to come help him in an emergency situation.

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   What does namby mean?

   • namby - pamby (plural namby-pambies) One who is insipid, sentimental or weak. Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. namby - pamby (third-person singular simple present namby-pambies, present participle namby-pambying, simple past and past participle namby-pambied) To coddle. 2012, Alan Tyers, Who Moved My Stilton?:

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   Why did Pope use namby-pamby?

   • In 1729, Pope borrowed the nickname to take his own satirical jab at Philips in the poem "The Dunciad." Before long, namby-pamby was being applied to any piece of writing that was insipidly precious, simple, or sentimental, and later to anyone considered pathetically weak or indecisive. Recent Examples on the Web Walzer’s dissent was namby-pamby.

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   NAMBY-PAMBY definition: 1. weak, silly, or emotional: 2. weak, silly, or emotional: . Learn more.

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     namby-pamby definicja: 1. weak, silly, or emotional: 2....

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     NAMBY-PAMBY meaning: 1. weak, silly, or emotional: 2. weak,...

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     NAMBY-PAMBY translate: 软弱的；愚蠢的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   The meaning of NAMBY-PAMBY is lacking in character or substance : insipid. ... namby-pamby was being applied to any piece of writing that was insipidly precious, ...

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   Namby-pamby definition: without firm methods or policy; weak or indecisive. See examples of NAMBY-PAMBY used in a sentence.

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   Namby-Pamby. Namby-pamby is a term for affected, weak, and maudlin speech/verse. It originates from the poem Namby Pamby (1725) by Henry Carey. Carey wrote his poem as a satire of Ambrose Philips and published it in his Poems on Several Occasions. Its first publication was Namby Pamby: or, a panegyrick on the new versification address'd to A ...

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   What does the word namby-pamby mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word namby-pamby, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. namby-pamby is considered derogatory.

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   Sep 27, 2024 · namby - pamby (plural namby-pambies) One who is insipid, sentimental or weak. Namby-Pamby: Or a Pangyric on the New Versification Addressed to A⸺ P⸺ Esq. Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. Another of Addison’s favourite companions was Ambrose Phillipps, a good Whig and a middling poet, who had the honour of ...