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Milquetoast

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Milquetoast /ˈmɪlktəʊst/

▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a person who is timid or submissive.

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

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