wuss
Equivalents
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Examples
“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.”
“...stop⟳, study⟳ the map, and wait⟳ for the others. It's better to be a wuss than a stud.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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