namby-pamby

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From the poem Namby-Pamby (1726) by Henry Carey, a satire on the sentimental pastorals of the poet Ambrose Phillips.

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• French: gnangnan — insipid and sentimental
• Italian: sdolcinato — insipid and sentimental
• Italian: insipido — insipid and sentimental
• Italian: insulso — insipid and sentimental
• Spanish: ñoño — insipid and sentimental
• Italian: smidollato — lacking vigor or decisiveness
• Italian: mollaccione — lacking vigor or decisiveness
• Italian: codardo — lacking vigor or decisiveness
• Spanish: soso — lacking vigor or decisiveness
• Swedish: mjäkig — lacking vigor or decisiveness
• French: gnangnan — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: sdolcinato — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: mollaccione — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: codardo — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: femminuccia — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: mammoletta — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: pollo — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: merlo — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: smidollato — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: pappa molle — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: pappamolle — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: rammollito — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: fifone — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: mollusco — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: vigliacco — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: pusillanime — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: eunuco — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: debole — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: pisciasotto — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: cacasotto — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: pauroso — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: vile — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: checca — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Italian: ricchione — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak
• Spanish: ñoño — one who is insipid, sentimental, or weak