Wimp (1911)

[Douglas G. Wilson]

Here is "wimp" apparently = "sissy".

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_Syracuse Herald_ (Syracuse NY), 14 July 1911: p. 7(?):

[Cartoon: "Them Was the Happy Days" by C. V. Dwiggins]

[Jimmy has a new top hat. He meets Alf, the bully.]

Alf: <<HELLO JIMMY! HA! HA! WHAT IS IT -- ELECTION BET? HA! HA! YOU LOOK
LIKE A STOVE PIPE TURNIN' INTO A CHIMPANZEE -- HA! HA! HA!>>

Jimmy: <<HELLO ALF, OUCH!>> [Alf squeezing Jimmy's hand]

Alf: <<YOU ALWAYS DID DRESS LIKE A WIMP -- BACK IN THE OLD DAYS -- REMEMBER
THAT PINAFORE WITH THE BIG PEARL BUTTONS HA! HA! HA! RECOLLECT THE TIME I
TOOK IT OFF OF YOU -->>

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-- Doug Wilson