wussy
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈwʌsi/
- Offensive
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- Oh, don't be such a wussy.
- a bunch of wussies
I just, you know, I, I tell you, the people that I block the most are these just total troll wussies.
- I just, you know, I, I tell you, the people that I block the most are these just total troll wussies.
Examples
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At the gym, he called his friend a wussy for not trying the weightlifting challenge.
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I knew you were a wussy from the moment I met you.
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What a little wussy Sam is.
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- Stop bein' such a wussy, yo.
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Quit being a bunch of wussies.
Blog text (26) -
You're saying, if I don't stick up for myself now, I'll grow up to be a huge wussy like you?
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My brother, husband, and three sons play ice hockey—and I can promise you they are no wussies.
Blog text (19) -
Don't be such a wussy; stand up for what you believe in.
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The group teased him, saying he was a wussy for avoiding the haunted house.
Synonyms
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2.3
A person who is too afraid to face danger or hard things
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9.1
A person who is not brave and avoids difficult things
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9.9
A person who is weak and lacks courage or strength
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7.7
A person expected to be brave but who acts afraid
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9.9
An insulting word for someone who is weak or too afraid to act
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9.9
A person who is shy and lacks courage
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9.0
A person who others in a group see as the least able or not brave
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9.9
A person, often a man, who seems weak, afraid, or easily upset
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9.9
A person who is weak and afraid to act in difficult situations
A person who is easily frightened and not brave
A person who is too scared to try new things
A very insulting name for someone who seems extremely scared
How Timid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wussy as a noun comes from the same slang wuss plus -y, and it is used to name someone who is 'a coward' or 'weak'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the similar word wimp, since both mean a person who avoids danger or hard things.