limp-wristed

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limp-wristed (informal)

a man who is limp-wristed seems weak and lacks the qualities that people usually admire in a man My mother liked him though I suspect my father thought he was a bit limp-wristed.

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The Blues were destroyed by Benfica two weeks ago - the kind of limp-wristed display that would have excited only those in The Lisbon (Merseyside's gayest bar, especially when I'm there). Few Ben-efits for limp Everton; RESULT! by The Mirror (London, England) While the female of the species in Freedom Jones's script lacks personality, the gay characters are limp-wristed stereotypes who whoop: "I love the smell of pom-poms in the morning Little to cheer as comedy romp falls short of laughs by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) While the female of the species in Freedom Jones's script lacks personality, the gay characters are limp-wristed stereotypes who whoop: "I love the smell of pom-poms in the (12A, 89 mins) Comedy/Romance. So very predictable and so unfunny; Fired Up by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			like the cat that got the cream like the clappers like the devil like the wind like there's no tomorrow like to hear oneself talk like tryin' to scratch your ear with your elbow like turkeys voting for Christmas like water off a duck's back like wildfire like, you know likely likely as not liken to likes of Likewise liking lily lily-livered lily-white limb limber up limelight limit limit to limp-wristed line line of least resistance line on line own pocket line pockets line up line up against line up alongside line up behind line up for line up in line up on line up with line with linen linger linger around linger on linger over link link to link up link up to lion lion's share of			Limousin Limousin Club Alpine Gordini Limousin, Léonard limousine limousine limousine Limousine & Chauffered Transportation Limousine Association of New Jersey Limousine Association of Tampa Bay Limousine liberal limousine liberals Limousines Limousines Limousines Limousins Limousins Limousins Limox Limox limp limp limp limp limp limp Limp Bizkit Limp Bizkit Gamer Clan Limp Wrist Syndrome Limp wristed Limp wristed limp-wristed limpa LIMPAL limped limped limped limped limper limper limper limper limpest limpest limpest limpest limpet limpet limpet Limpet bombs Limpet Mine Limpet Mine Limpet mines Limpet mines Limpets Limpets limpia Limpias Limpic System Limpic System Limpic System LIMPICS

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