whiny, pathetic, namby-pamby; characterless, spineless; senile; nerdy
“En parte hay que darles la razón, supongo: si los hablantes optan por decir de alguien bien plantado que “está como un queso” o que es un “yogurín”, ya puedo opinar yo que el símil está mal traído (hay miles de quesos, y algunos de aspecto y olor nauseabundos) o que el segundo término es pueril y ñoño y quizá efímero, que no me queda sino aguantarme y aceptarlos.” — You partly have to agree with them, I guess: if speakers opt to say that an attractive person “looks dishy” [Literally, “is like a cheese”] or is a “toyboy”, then I can say that the simile is ill-formed (there are thousands of dishes, and some look and smell nauseating) or that the second term is puerile and sappy and maybe ephemeral, but I just have to put up with it and accept them.
Synonyms: llorón, fome, insulso, soso, apocado, chocho, senil, friki
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nana-der.? Late Latin nonnus Spanish ñoño Inherited from Late Latin nonnus. Compare Italian nonno (“grandfather”).