wuss
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9.1
- noun
- /wʊs/
- Offensive
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- She called him a wuss because he was too afraid to try the roller coaster.
- wimp and wuss
- call someone a wuss
- look like a wuss
Also, just in case anyone's wondering, I eat my apple with a knife because I'm a wuss.
- Also, just in case anyone's wondering, I eat my apple with a knife because I'm a wuss.
- If they were told you know, don't be a wuss, don't be a wimp?
- And if you don't have an uncle or you don't have a Big Brother or are you on, are your husbands of straight up wuss?
Examples
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In fact, I'm a complete wuss when it comes to horror movies.
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I'm a huge wuss when it comes to scary movies.
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Oh, just give it a go, you big wuss!
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What would help this guy would be to stop being a wuss and to get over his sexual shame.
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Look, if you're too much of a wuss, just tell me...
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I've never felt like such a wuss in my whole life.
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Don't be such a wuss.
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I think maybe he's just a wuss.
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Don't be such a wuss, Jam.
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I don't want to make him mad or feel bad, but he's such a wuss.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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4.4
A person who has little body strength and gets tired easily
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9.3
A person who is too afraid to try things
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9.9
An insulting word for someone who is weak or too afraid to act
A person who is easily frightened and not brave
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Idioms
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Etymology
The word wuss is American slang for a weak or scared person and probably comes from the longer form wussy or from old words that meant 'weak' or 'worthless'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of wuss like wimp, so wuss means someone who is not brave or strong.