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worry wart
wor·ry·wart
/
ˈwɜr
iˌwɔrt, ˈwʌr-
/
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[
wur
-ee-wawrt,
wuhr
-
]
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noun
a person who tends to
worry
habitually and often needlessly; pessimist; fussbudget.
Origin:
1930–35;
worry
+
wart
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World English Dictionary
worryguts
or
worrywart
(ˈwʌrɪˌɡʌts, ˈwʌrɪˌwɔːt)
—
n
informal
a person who tends to worry, esp about insignificant matters
worrywart
or
worrywart
—
n
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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Slang Dictionary
worry wart definition
n.
someone who worries all the time. :
Don't be such a worry wart.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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