"softy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-softy.ogg Forms: softies [plural]
Etymology: From soft + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|soft|y}} soft + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} softy (plural softies)
  1. (informal, mildly derogatory, occasionally endearing) A weak or sentimental person. Tags: derogatory, informal, mildly Categories (topical): People Synonyms: nestle-cock, sissy, wuss, milksop Translations (weak or sentimental person): nynny (Finnish), pehmo (Finnish), pehmoilija (Finnish), Softie [masculine] (German), leibide [feminine] (Irish), femminuccia [feminine, person, weak] (Italian), tenerone (english: sentimental man) [masculine] (Italian), tenerona (english: sentimental woman) [feminine] (Italian), сла́бак (slábak) [masculine] (Macedonian), слаба́к (slabák) [masculine] (Russian), тря́пка (trjápka) (note: feminine form but used in reference to both males and females) [feminine] (Russian), sentimental (Spanish), mjukis [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-softy-en-noun-6g--Kj0Z Disambiguation of People: 36 21 19 24 1 0 Disambiguation of 'weak or sentimental person': 94 3 3 1 0 0
  2. (informal) Somebody who finds it difficult to scold or punish. Tags: informal Translations (somebody who finds it difficult to scold or punish): mjukis [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-softy-en-noun-sd42iXvY Disambiguation of 'somebody who finds it difficult to scold or punish': 5 87 5 2 1 0
  3. (computing, slang) A software expert who is ignorant of the workings of hardware. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-softy-en-noun-damdrW3k Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (informal, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A soft drink containing no alcohol. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal
    Sense id: en-softy-en-noun-o9S-efr8 Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English
  5. (informal) A soft toy. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-softy-en-noun-g5XTXYkd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 12 16 61 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 14 7 9 19 50 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 3 5 9 77 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 3 11 17 63 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 9 16 68 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 9 9 20 45 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 5 8 13 60 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 14 9 9 23 43 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 4 7 11 71 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 25 10 10 16 37 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 4 8 13 66 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 4 8 14 65 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 8 8 18 51 2
  6. (slang) A flaccid state of the penis. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-softy-en-noun-0FMv89Nr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: softie Related terms: softhearted

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "somebody who finds it difficult to scold or punish",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mjukis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "softy"
}

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