{"id":634,"date":"2020-07-23T02:24:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T08:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=634"},"modified":"2022-04-11T15:06:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T21:06:04","slug":"wimpy-wimpy-wimpy-wimps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wimpy-wimpy-wimpy-wimps\/","title":{"rendered":"wimpy, wimpy, wimpy wimps + hefty bags, price tags &#038; smurf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>wimp<\/strong><\/em> (<em>wimpy<\/em>) is an insult that is used to call a person<em> weak<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3438\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-last-straw-201x300.png\" alt=\"diary of a wimpy kid--the last straw\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-last-straw-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-last-straw-100x150.png 100w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-last-straw.png 401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em><strong>diary of a <\/strong><\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>wimpy<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong> kid<\/strong><\/em><em> is a popular series of children&#8217;s books<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-648\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-dog-days-movie-202x300.jpeg\" alt=\"diary of a wimpy kid dog days movie\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-dog-days-movie-202x300.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-dog-days-movie.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>the books also inspired 3 movies<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>at the end of the 80s <strong>hefty trash bags<\/strong> had an effective ad campaign that compared their product to the <em>wimpy<\/em> competition.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=24Ts9KxmTk0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hefty Cinch Sack garbage bag commercial\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wEuuECHZaeU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>hefty<\/strong><\/em> means <em>big<\/em> or <em>strong<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hefty-smurf.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hefty-smurf-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"Hefty-smurf\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hefty-smurf-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hefty-smurf.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>hefty<\/em><\/span><em> is the strongest smurf<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><em>hefty<\/em> is frequently found in the phrase <strong><em>hefty price tag<\/em><\/strong> which means <em>expensive<\/em>. <strong>euroweeklynews.com<\/strong> ran this headline over a story about the high price of <strong>remdesivir<\/strong>, a drug believed to be effective in the treatment of the coronavirus<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><em>Outrage<\/em> as New \u2018Coronavirus\u2019 Treatment Comes with a <em>Hefty<\/em> <em>Price Tag<\/em> of <em>Up to<\/em> Almost \u20ac4,000<\/h1>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/outrage-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">outrage<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means <em>intense anger<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/up-to-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">up to<\/a><\/em><\/strong> establishes <em>an upper limit<\/em> of \u20ac4,000.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun english practice <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; vertical-align: middle; -webkit-box-shadow: none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-emoji-one\/icons\/1F600.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<h6><em><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/no-strings-attached.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-643\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/no-strings-attached-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"no strings attached\" width=\"452\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/no-strings-attached-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/no-strings-attached.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>natalie portman is disgusted with ashton kutcher&#8217;s <\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><u><em>wimpy<\/em><\/u><\/span><em> jacket<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>returning to some wimp examples&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>at 1:45 in this horrible clip from the movie <span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><strong>no strings attached<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em>, <\/em><strong>ashton kutcher<\/strong> calls <strong>natalie portman<\/strong> a <em>wimp, <\/em>which she <a title=\"another example of &#039;deny&#039; related to the petroleum industry in mexico\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/deny-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">denies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"No Strings Attached - Sad Scene\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9yVrWNaBqpk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>wimpy<\/strong> is the name of a character in <strong>popeye<\/strong> cartoons who is famous for his love of hamburgers<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wimpy\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h9JD6W1PU-s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and the <strong>pharcyde<\/strong>&#8216;s popular track <em><strong>passing me by<\/strong><\/em> is about guys having bad luck romantically with women. at 3:40 the lyrics say<\/p>\n<h4><strong>damn, i <\/strong><strong><em>wish i wasn&#8217;t<\/em><\/strong><strong> such a <\/strong><strong><em>wimp<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Pharcyde - Passin&#039; Me By (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a-mAK3uB2_0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>this lyric is also a useful example of how <em><strong>wish<\/strong><\/em> is used to express hypothetical situations. <em>wasn&#8217;t<\/em> does not indicate past tense, it&#8217;s a hypothetical idea. in reality, the guys in the pharcyde video are afraid to talk to the various girls passing by.<\/p>\n<p>which <em>wimp<\/em> in these examples is the <em>wimpiest<\/em>? share your opinion under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.28\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>wimp (wimpy) is an insult that is used to call a person weak. diary of a wimpy kid is a popular series of children&#8217;s books&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"spay_email":""},"categories":[75,286,123,30,4],"tags":[294,8,9,11,10,291,4473,288,296,2775,295,2052,3826,4472,4090,3969,3488,289,297,290],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Hefty-smurf.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=634"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12646,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634\/revisions\/12646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}