milque

milque
milque·toast;

English syllables. 2014.

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  • Milque|toast — or Milque|toast «MIHLK TOHST», noun. an extremely timid person: »Foreign policy planners fear the U.S. gets a Milquetoast reputation abroad (Wall Street Journal). ╂[< the comic strip character, Caspar Milquetoast, probably < milk toast] …   Useful english dictionary

  • milque|toast — or Milque|toast «MIHLK TOHST», noun. an extremely timid person: »Foreign policy planners fear the U.S. gets a Milquetoast reputation abroad (Wall Street Journal). ╂[< the comic strip character, Caspar Milquetoast, probably < milk toast] …   Useful english dictionary

  • milquetoast — milque|toast [ mılk,toust ] noun count OLD FASHIONED an insulting word for a boy or man who is not brave …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • milquetoast — milque·toast …   English syllables

  • toast — milque·toast; toast; toast·ee; toast·er; …   English syllables

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