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bit cissy

bit cissy

9.9
A little too gentle in style or behavior, often used to tease someone
  • adjective
  • Slur
translation icon : afeminado (despectivo)
  • Some classmates teased him for being a bit cissy when he chose ballet over football.

Examples

  • He felt his floral shirt was a bit cissy, but he wore it anyway to the party.

  • He acts a little bit cissy when he's nervous.

  • The decor of the room was described as a bit cissy by some of the guests.

  • Why do you think he's so bit cissy?

  • Some of his friends teased him for being a bit cissy after he decorated his room with pastel colors.

  • He worried that wearing a bright pink jacket made him look a bit cissy at the sports event.

  • While preparing for the costume party, he chose an outfit that some called a bit cissy, but he loved it.

Antonyms

manly
79 3.0

Showing strength, courage, or a strong will often seen as men's qualities

rugged
31 3.7

Land with a rough, uneven surface covered in rocks

How Effeminate

sissy
  • Slur
59 8.2
effeminate
  • Offensive
15 7.5
bit cissy
  • Slur
9.9
feminine
173 3.4
manly
79 3.0

Surface Forms

bit cissy positive

Morphology

bit + cissy

The meaning 'slightly effeminate or delicate' is directly derived from combining 'bit' (a small amount / degree) with 'cissy' (having excessively feminine traits); 'a bit' functioning as a degree modifier makes the composite meaning immediately predictable. This compositional pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

The adjective bit cissy comes from the older word cissy, a spelling of sissy, which likely comes from the word 'sister' because boys seen as like girls were teased as sissy, meaning 'too gentle or girlish'. With bit meaning 'a little', bit cissy now means 'a little girlish or delicate'.