wimp

wimp out (of something)

Sl. to chicken out (of something); to get out of something difficult, inconvenient, or dangerous, leaving others to carry the burden. Come on! Don't wimp out now that there's all this work to be done. Ted wimped out on us.

wimp out

v. Slang

To withdraw from a commitment or course of action because of cowardice or insecurity: I don't want to stand in line for the roller coaster if you're going to wimp out at the last minute.

wimp

1. mod. windows, icons, mouse pointer. (Usually WIMP. Acronym. Refers to a computer system, such as Macintosh or Microsoft Windows, with an elaborate user interface including resizable windows, clever icons, and a movable mouse. The term implies that such systems are for computer weaklings.) I am happier with a computer system that doesn’t have all that WIMP stuff.

2. n. a weak and retiring person; a square. What a wimp. People walk all over her.

wimp out (of something)

in. to chicken out (of something); to get out of something, leaving others to carry the burden. Come on! Don’t wimp out now that there’s all this work to be done.

wimp out

verb

See wimp out of something

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pino	PEE-no	Italian
Wanda	VAHN-dah (Polish), WAHN-də (English)	Polish, English, German, French
Wendy	['wendi]
Vance	[væns]
Sacheverell	sə-SHEV-ər-əl	English (Rare)
Gundula	GUWN-doo-lah	German