Spineless fellow rejected by girl extremely bluntly

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ In the end, the Beast turns back into a namby-pamby prince. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ There are, after all, considerations of taste or, if that's too namby-pamby , of simple decency.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. weak in willpower [syn: spineless , wishy-washy ] n. an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"weakly sentimental, insipidly pretty," 1745, from satiric nickname of English poet Ambrose Philips (1674-1749) mocking his sentimental pastorals addressed to infant members of the nobility. Used first in 1726 in a farce credited to Carey. Related: Namby-pambical ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Namby Pamby is a term for affected, weak, and maudlin speech/verse. It originates from Namby Pamby (1725) by Henry Carey . Carey wrote his poem as a satire of Ambrose Philips and published it in his Poems on Several Occasions . Its first publication was ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Namby-pamby \Nam"by-pam`by\, a. Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid. --Thackeray. Namby-pamby madrigals of love. --W. Gifford. Indecisive or weak; lacking firmness or resolve; -- of actions and policies.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Insipid and sentimental. 2 Lacking vigor or decisiveness; spineless; wishy-washy. n. 1 One who is insipid, sentimental(,) or weak. 2 Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.