Wendy
/ˈwɪndi/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wuss; someone who is particularly cowardly. British, derogatory, slang
"Toughen up, you big wendy."
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name.
""What's your name?" he asked. "Wendy Moira Angela Darling," she replied with some satisfaction. "What is your name?" "Peter Pan.""
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"It is true Wendy grew up at the seaside, but she isn't a good swimmer."
Etymology
Popularized by the character in J. M. Barrie's play, Peter Pan (1904) (though occasionally found earlier; the author explained that he got it from Fwendy-Wendy ("friend"), a nickname given to him by a child. Alternatively, from a diminutive of the Welsh Gwendolen; or from Wendelin, a diminutive of Wendel. A habitational forename meaning, "island at the river bend", from Old English wende (“watercourse with a bend”) + ēġ (“island”).