Namby-Pamby

namby-pamby







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a. (形容詞 adjective)



          1.    感傷的;矯飾的

          2.    軟弱的;娘娘腔的



n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    感傷;矯飾的文章(或感情)

          2.    性格軟弱的人





The Columbia Guide to Standard American English



RHYMING COMPOUNDS



are catchy and surprisingly durable self-imitating words such as nitty-gritty, hanky-panky, hurdy-gurdy, namby-pamby, and itty-bitty. Of these, hurdy-gurdy is Standard; the others are slang, suitable mainly for Conversational and Informal use.