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    What does the French word milquetoast mean?

    Question #111624. Asked by 29CoveRoad. (Dec 21 09 8:13 PM)


    looney_tunes

    		It is not a French word. It originates as the name of the character Caspar Milquetoast from the comic strip "The Timid Soul". This name may have been "Franglais" for milk toast, a food served to convalescent children because it is bland and inoffensive.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milquetoast

    Dec 21 09, 10:17 PM
    crotalus77

    		Timid, unassertive, spineless person.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Milquetoast

    Dec 21 09, 10:17 PM

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