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Mamby pamby

Posted by Jim Walsh on September 27, 2005

I've heard the phrase used since my childhood, and I may have totally botched the spelling, but has anyone heard of the phrase "mamby pamby" used to refer to someone who is weak or fearful or a sissy?

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