10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAMBY-PAMBIES»
Discover the use of
namby-pambies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
namby-pambies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Chlorinated city water was for namby-pambies,she said.Water from the wild
helped build up your antibodies. She also thought toothpaste was for namby-
pambies.At bedtime we'd shake a little baking soda into the palm of one hand,mix
in a ...
Namby-pambies get this reward sooner than they expect. They are generally
sickly. Namby-pambies seldom amount to anything. The worth-while man or
woman needs a strong mind in a strong body. Be a regular boy. Be a live girl.
Kick up ...
Namby-pambies get this reward sooner than they expect. They are generally
sickly. Namby-pambies seldom amount to anything. The worth-while man or
woman needs a strong mind in a strong body. Be a regular boy. Be a live girl.
Kick up ...
If society says something is permissible, but God calls it sin, we should side with
God. Namby-pambies run with the majority. True men of God will never do this.
For this reason, they often find themselves standing against the prevailing wind of
...
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Who Put the Rainbow in the Wizard of Oz?: Yip Harburg, Lyricist
Though the chorus deals with the emotions of reunion, the verse — sung by
Evelina's unemancipated sisters (in a letter, Yip called them "namby-pambies") —
goes beyond mere waiting to lay out the whole passive "sorry scheme of things"
that ...
Harold Meyerson, Ernie Harburg, 1995
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Chambers concise dictionary
[Anglo-Saxon nacod] □ nakedly adv. □ nakedness n. naked lady or naked
ladies >sing n the autumn crocus. namby-pamby /nambi'pambi/ >adj, derog 1
feebly sentimental; soppy. 2 prim; over-demure. > n (p/in sense 2 only namby-
pambies) ...
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God is Love Saint Teresa Margaret: Her Life
Namby-pambies do not practice heroic virtue; they cannot. But Teresa Margaret
still had to learn by painful experience how powerless is unaided human nature,
to discover just what we are when God withdraws His hand and leaves us to our
...
And with losers like that for parents, the kids and the grandkids turn into namby—
pambies, too. That's why the settlement fell apart. Because it was a bunch of
namby—pamby losers. They decided it was too tough for them out there and
went ...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus: An Utterly Complete, ...
"avant-garde . . . namby-pambies"—("Nude Man" link out of "Poets") A typical
Cleese/ Chapman farrago of invectives, in this case aptly illustrating the
Pythonesque "attack-then-defend” motif. Here the Pythons attack the more left-
leaning point ...
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A Pleasant Stroll to Everest
... 'namby-pambies'*, I just know they did. Egos deflated, our only thoughts now
were to find Chende and suitable lodgings; and not necessarily in that order,
because Macca had the added burden of finding a decent commode in which to ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAMBY-PAMBIES»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
namby-pambies is used in the context of the following news items.
(John Locher, AP)
There's no point in bringing Congress in on this because I've made up my mind and they're just a bunch of namby-pambies and wimps. «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
Read the Pope's address to young people in Paraguay
We don't want "namby-pambies”, young people who are just there, lukewarm, unable to say either yes or no. We don't want young people who ... «Rome Reports, Jul 15»
Open letter To Ato Kwamena Dadzie
massa, you cannot be taken seriously - not by your discerning listeners - unless you think your listeners are namby-pambies. Are they? «GhanaWeb, May 15»
Padraig Reidy: Imagine being Katie Hopkins
... upon passing do-gooders, bed-wetters, namby-pambies, oiks, poshos, hippies, liberal elitists, ignorant yokels, EUROCRATS, trendy vicars, ... «Index On Censorship, Apr 15»
23 common patriotic myths about Saint George that simply aren't true
You can easily wind-up leftie bedwetting namby-pambies by celebrating St. George. No. You either like celebrating St. George or you aren't ... «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
Monson: BYU must get stronger on defense to survive the madness
... muscle up to the point where an outfit like the Rebels won't be able to walk over them and toss them around like a bunch of namby-pambies. «Salt Lake Tribune, Mar 15»
MARK OF KANE
They manage fine. @MAWWELCH tweeted: I'm one of those namby-pambies who thinks we focus too much on the win. I'm also really only in ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Feb 15»
Rodney Hide: Sydney siege brings out the ranters
The namby-pambies bleating about civil rights should now shut up. Sydney proved Key's point. On the contrary, though, not one of Key's ... «New Zealand Herald, Dec 14»
Continent of Amnesia — Genocide, Patricide, Continuing Criminal …
How many namby-pambies have we created, and how many worthless folk have attacked me in the 1980s through the 2000's up to just last ... «Dissident Voice, Nov 14»
Another Way To Fight Youth Football Concussions: Ban Celebratory …
... you're proactively changing the paradigm of football, the first gripe is that today's politically correct namby-pambys (or is it namby-pambies?) ... «Forbes, Sep 14»
