namby-pamby vs wanty

namby-pamby

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

  • Insipid and sentimental. 

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

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

verb
  • To coddle. 

wanty

adj
  • Possessing or indicating lack; deficient. 

noun
  • A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water. 

  • A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness. 

  • A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal. 

  • A leather tie; a short wagon rope. 

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