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milquetoast

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlktəʊst/
Definition of milquetoast

noun

chiefly North American
  • a person who is timid or submissive: [as modifier]:a frail, milquetoast character

Origin:

1930s: from the name of a cartoon character, Caspar Milquetoast, created by H. T. Webster in 1924

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