Namby-pamby /(?)/

Nam·by-pam·by

Namby-pamby

n.
  1. Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.

Namby-pamby

a.
  1. Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid.
    Namby-pamby madrigals of love.
    — W. Gifford.
  2. Indecisive or weak; lacking firmness or resolve; -- of actions and policies.