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wuss

  [woos]
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–noun
Slang. a weakling; wimp.
Origin:
1980–85; perh. b. wimp and puss 1
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wuss   (wŏŏs)   
n.   Slang
A person regarded as weak or timid and especially as unmanly: "Cats are for wusses, dog men say" (Laura Blumenfeld).

[Probably blend of wimp and pussy1.]
wuss'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
wuss(y) [ˈwʊs(i)]

  1. n.
    a wimp; a weak person. : Don't be such a wuss. Stand up for your rights.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

wuss 
1982, from wussy (1960s), probably an alteration of pussy (2).
Mike Damone: You are a wuss: part wimp, and part pussy
["Fast Times at Ridgemont High" script, 1982]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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