limp-wristed

[ limp-ris-tid ]

adjective

1. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. (especially of a gay man) effeminate.
2. soft; flabby; ineffectual.

limp-wristed

adjective

1. ineffectual; effete

Word History and Origins

Origin of limp-wristed¹

First recorded in 1955–60; limp ² + wrist + -ed ³