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<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005>A man with </SPAN>effeminate,
unmanly characteristics that are opposed to the usual stereotypical macho male
behaviour </DIV>
<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005>would be a "Tunte" in German. That
term is very derogatory. There is a social game among men in
Germany</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005>nowadays, where men
"insult"/tease one another as "wimps" by all kinds of terms (over 2000
already and new ones are</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005>coined every day). Among the top
ones is "Frauenversteher" = a man who understands women. Is there a
good</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005>translation of that one into
English?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=3>Fritz Goerling</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=def><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=3></FONT> </DIV></FONT><TT>Don't know about the etymology of wimp, but
an American English synonym is <BR>' wuss.' That one's origins seem clear:
'pussy' (derogatory, feminine <BR>acting male) => puss => wuss. Some
would say that using the word 'wuss' <BR>marks one as a 'wuss,' reluctant to use
the less PC original term.<BR><BR>Jim Long<BR><BR>At 12:18 AM 6/25/2005 +0200,
you wrote:<BR>>Where does "wimp" come from?<BR>>What are some of its
"synonyms" in English (American, British, or other <BR>>variants of
English)?<BR>><BR>>Fritz Goerling<BR></TT></DIV><!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| -->
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