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wimp (n.)
1920 (but not attested again until 1960), perhaps a clipped form of
whimper
(cf
whimp,
1549), perhaps influenced by J. Wellington
Wimpy,
comparatively unaggressive character in
"Popeye"
comics.
Wimpy
(adj.) is from 1967.
