wuss
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Definition of wuss
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(derogatory, mildly, slang)A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
“1976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescript Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss.”
“You are a wuss: part wimp, and part pussy”
“...if you got a reputation as a wuss around the league, nobody else would ever even trade for you, or pick you up if you got cut.”
“`Fatty's under the thumb. Yeah it's not hard to see who wears the pants in that family. The wuss.'”
“And finally, don't be a wuss. Have a rich-man's attitude. Men who have money are generally confident and assertive.”
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noun
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(derogatory, mildly, slang)A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
“1976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescript Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss.”
“You are a wuss: part wimp, and part pussy”
“...if you got a reputation as a wuss around the league, nobody else would ever even trade for you, or pick you up if you got cut.”
“`Fatty's under the thumb. Yeah it's not hard to see who wears the pants in that family. The wuss.'”
“And finally, don't be a wuss. Have a rich-man's attitude. Men who have money are generally confident and assertive.”
verb
- Only used in wuss out
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
1976–1981 in US college slang. Perhaps abbreviated from wussy, or blend of wimp and puss. Compare earlier wussy.
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