WISHY-WASHY • FREE TRANSLATOR.ORG • Definition of Wishy-washy

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Wishy-washy n. A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish-wash.

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"Wishy-washy" Quotes from Famous Books

... for a grown-up man to get into his head, doesn't it? And yet, boys and girls, I run across some young people even here in America that think if they let Christ into their hearts it will make them sort of "wishy-washy" and "goody-goody," and not strong and ...

— Fifty-Two Story Talks To Boys And Girls • Howard J. Chidley

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... of my boat. "I looks everywhere," he said, "and don't finds de poat. Hab you one poat, or hab you not?" I carefully described the exact location of the sneak- box in the rear of the tollgate-house, when he hastily disappeared. The old lady and I had fully discussed the wishy-washy coffee question, when mine host returned. This time he wore a pleasant countenance, and took me into his shop, where he introduced me to three of his apprentices. At night I was given a bed in an unfinished attic, under a shingled roof, ...

— Four Months in a Sneak-Box • Nathaniel H. Bishop

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Words linked to "Wishy-washy" : spineless, weak, gutless, namby-pamby