/ˈmɪlkˌtoʊst/
noun
1 a timid, submissive, unassertive or spineless person. 2 mild of temper.
The bouncer was such a milquetoast that he looked the other way when patrons grabbed at the tits of the dancers he was charged to protect. Confrontation often begat violence, and he could bear to endure neither.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
Milquetoast. The Effin Word, The Effin Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/milquetoast. Accessed 10 July 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin Word, s.v. milquetoast, accessed July 10, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/milquetoast.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin Word. (n.d.). Milquetoast. In The Effin Word. Retrieved July 10, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/milquetoast