Meaning of wuss | Babel Free

Definitions

A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.

derogatory, mildly, slang

Equivalents

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.”

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