lost soul vs namby-pamby

lost soul

noun
  • One who is forlorn, who lacks direction, purpose, or motivation in life. 

  • A soul that is destined to go to hell; a person possessing such a soul. 

namby-pamby

noun
  • One who is insipid, sentimental, or weak. 

  • Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty. 

verb
  • To coddle. 

adj
  • Lacking vigor or decisiveness; spineless; wishy-washy. 

  • Insipid and sentimental. 

How often have the words lost soul and namby-pamby occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )