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
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
“When I started,” she said, “they wanted my things completely wimp feminine, and the gallery wanted to push that and I just wanted to throw up.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
And if the man detected a wimp, what would he do?
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
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
Leftovers from the Big Bang, wimps are invisible and slow, compared with the speed of light, and can only be detected through their gravitational effect on other objects.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 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
When I heard about it, I was proud, because it showed we weren’t wimps.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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