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A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
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milquetoast
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Milquetoast \Milquetoast\ n. [From Caspar Milquetoast, a character in a cartoon strip by H. T. Webster, The Timid Soul (1935).] a timid, unassertive man or boy fearful of confrontation and easily manipulated and dominated. Syn: sissy, pantywaist, pansy, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"timid, meek person," 1938, from Caspar Milquetoast , character created by U.S. newspaper cartoonist H.T. Webster (1885-1952) in the strip "The Timid Soul," which ran from 1924 in the "New York World" and later the "Herald Tribune." By 1930 the name was ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. meek, timid. n. (context pejorative English) A person of meek or timid disposition.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Milquetoast is a noun or adjective referring to a meek or timid person. It may also refer to: Caspar Milquetoast , character from the comic strip, "The Timid Soul", by H. T. Webster. Dr. Milquetoast, character in " The Pacifist ", by A. C. Clarke. Milquetoast ...
Usage examples of milquetoast.
He practically insinuated that Milquetoast and his colleagues, by falling behind their deadlines, were guilty of un-American inactivity.
Before long they'll start to disobey us without any Milquetoast interfering with their circuits.
That milquetoast was re-elected and the country is going to hell in a handbasket.