English
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�s|-�s
Noun
en-noun|wusses|pl2=wussies
- slang A weak or ineffectual person.
#*1995, Rob Huizenga, You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise Page 120
#*:...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.
#*2003, Andrea P. Roberts, Uncovered: 20 Hints for Men from a Bisexual Woman Page 7
#*:And finally, don't be a wuss. Have a rich-man's attitude. Men who have money are generally confident and assertive.
#*2003, Marc J. Soares, 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park Page 21
#*:...stop, study the map, and wait for the others. It's better to be a wuss than a stud.
Synonyms
(weak, ineffectual person): pansy, pushover, weakling, wimp
Translations
Finnish: pelkuri, mammanpoika
Polish: ciota, cieniak
Derived terms
wuss out
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