wimp

//wɪmp//
B2Frequency Level 12Colloquial
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Noun

wimpSingular
wimpsPlural
1

A weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person.

Don't be such a wimp—just ask her out!

Verb

1

To act in a weak or cowardly manner; to back out of something due to fear or lack of courage (usually used with 'out').

He wimped out of the bungee jump at the last minute.