wimp
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Stripped of his invulnerability, Homelander wilts into a bawling wimp, begging for his life on his knees.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
Tell me you’re not a wimp without telling me you’re not a wimp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
He reacted and Scarlett "jokingly" called him a wimp, Ms Hall says.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025
And I’m quite happy I didn’t escalate to a two star, as I am a spice wimp.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Colin didn't answer, but he was thinking that Lindsey Lee Wells, for all her coolness and whatever, was a bit of a wimp.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
The kind of ace who harks back to a time when “bullpen days” didn’t exist, relieving was for wimps and starters were expected to serve as their own closers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Quoting the investor Gordon Gekko in the film Wall Street, she said "lunch is for wimps".
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
Davis was so powerful he even stymied a crowd that wore “Gold Blooded” T-shirts but acted more like wimps.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023
Sir Mix-a-Lot has a couple of choice words for the folks out there in social media land calling Seattleites weather wimps.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2021
She felt that the only reason they’d survived this long without turning into cowardly wimps or juvenile delinquents was because they’d had each other.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
