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   Milque·toast

   /ˈmilkˌtōst/

   

   noun

   • 1. a timid or feeble person: "Jennings plays him as something of a milquetoast"

   adjective

   • 1. feeble, insipid, or bland: "a soppy, milquetoast composer"

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

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   What does it mean if a person is a milquetoast?

   • Merriam-Webster defines “milquetoast” as “a timid, meek, or unassertive person,” the implication being that a “milquetoast” person is afraid to stand up, worried about backlash. By literary extension, things can be “milquetoast” as well. Yes, it’s mostly used as an insult. It’s also related to a breakfast dish.

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   Where does the word milquetoast come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word Milquetoast is in the 1930s. OED's earliest evidence for Milquetoast is from 1932, in Oakland (California) Tribune. From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Milquetoast.

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   Who is milquetoast?

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   Does'milquetoast' have a French accent?

   • ICYMI: Headlines editors probably wish they could take back Though the description of someone or something as “milquetoast” seems to take on a French accent, it, too, is an American invention. The original “milquetoast” was a comic book character created by H.T. Webster for The New York World in 1924.

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   Milquetoast definition: a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated. See examples of MILQUETOAST used in a sentence.

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   What does the word Milquetoast mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Milquetoast . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   The meaning of MILQUETOAST is a timid, meek, or unassertive person. How to use milquetoast in a sentence. Why is it milquetoast, and not milk toast?

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   3 days ago · noun. (sometimes cap) a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, esp. one who is easily dominated or intimidated. a milquetoast who's afraid to ask for a raise. Also called: Caspar Milquetoast. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

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   Milquetoast definition: a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated. See examples of MILQUETOAST used in a sentence.

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   Apr 16, 2018 · Merriam-Webster defines “milquetoast” as “a timid, meek, or unassertive person,” the implication being that a “milquetoast” person is afraid to stand up, worried about backlash. By literary extension, things can be “milquetoast” as well. Yes, it’s mostly used as an insult.

9. wordhistories.net › 2017/04/24 › milquetoastmeaning and origin of ‘milquetoast’ – word histories

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   Apr 24, 2017 · It is from the name of Caspar Milquetoast, a character created in 1924 by the American cartoonist Harold Tucker Webster (1885-1952) in The Timid Soul, and named after milk toast, an American-English term denoting a bland concoction of buttered toast served in a dish of warm milk, first recorded in The Young House-keeper or Thoughts on Food and ...