A milquetoast's a weak, ineffectual person. It's derived from the character Caspar Milquetoast from the comic strip The Timid Soul. The word may also refer to: Milquetoast the Cockroach, a character in the comic strips Bloom County and Outland "Milquetoast (song)", a song by the alternative metal band Helmet Milk toast in "faux French" spelling… (More on Milquetoast)