What does mamby-pamby mean?

mamby-pamby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

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"Maybe we should chug on over to mamby-pamby land where maybe we can find some self confidence for you, you jackwagon!"
"This ain't some mamby-pamby paper plate. It's Dixie Ultra. Strong enough to look a ribeye straight in the eye."

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