adjective; lacking in character or substance, insipid, weak, indecisive
The word was coined in a poem called Namby Pamby, written in 1725 by Henry Carey. It was a satire of fellow poet Ambrose Philips, a political activist and supporter of the Whig party. Philips began to be called this as a nickname as a result of the poem's popularity.
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