noun
- people who are gentle, kind, or easily moved to sympathy
- people who lack physical or mental toughness
Usage: informal; plural of softie
Usage: informal; sometimes mildly derogatory
Examples
- The coach called his players softies after they complained about the rain.
- Don’t be such softies – it’s just a sad movie!
- My parents are real softies when it comes to stray animals.
- The team was full of softies who couldn’t handle the pressure.
- Those softies always give money to every charity that asks.
- We’re not softies, we just believe in being kind to others.