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sissy
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sis·sy
/
ˈsɪs
i
/
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[
sis
-ee
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
sis·sies,
adjective
noun
1.
an effeminate boy or man.
2.
a timid or cowardly person.
3.
a little girl.
adjective
4.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sissy.
Origin:
1840–50,
Americanism in sense “sister”;
1885–90,
Americanism
for def 1;
sis
+
y
2
Related forms
sis·sy·ish,
adjective
sis·si·ness,
sis·sy·ness,
noun
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Collins
World English Dictionary
sissy
or
cissy
(ˈsɪsɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-sies
1.
an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man
—
adj
2.
sissified
, Also (informal or dialect):
cissified
effeminate, weak, or cowardly
cissy
or
cissy
—
n
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
sissy
1846, "sister," extended form of
sis
(q.v.). Meaning "effeminate man" is recorded from 1887; the adj. in this sense is from 1891. Sissy bar is recorded from 1969.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
After looking at it for ninety minutes, one should feel our brand of winter
sissy
stuff.
Sissy
-Louise can sniff out a bed being made with fresh sheets from the dryer from the other end of the house, out on the patio.
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