milquetoast
[ milk-tohst ]
/ ˈmɪlkˌtoʊst /
noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated: a milquetoast who's afraid to ask for a raise.
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Also called Caspar Milquetoast.
Origin of milquetoast
1935–40, Americanism; after Caspar Milquetoast, a character in The Timid Soul, comic strip by H. T. Webster (1885–1952), American cartoonist
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milquetoast
/ (ˈmɪlkˌtəʊst) /
noun
US and Canadian a meek, submissive, or timid person
Word Origin for milquetoast
C20: from Caspar Milquetoast, a cartoon character invented by H. T. Webster (1885–1952)
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