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wuss

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wuss

[woos]
noun
Slang. a weakling; wimp.

Origin:
1980–85; perhaps blend of wimp and puss1
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Wuss is always a great word to know.
So is zaftig. Does it mean:
an obnoxious or contemptible person
having a pleasantly plump figure
Example Sentences
  • No wonder the wuss is thirty points behind in the polls.
  • Carpeting places with bombs from high up or shooting with drones is a wuss.
  • Throwing nuclear bombs on other people's cities is a wuss.
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World English Dictionary
wuss, woose or wussy (wʊs, ˈwʊsɪ)
 
n , pl wusses, wussies
slang chiefly (US) a feeble or effeminate person
 
[C20: perhaps from pussy1 (cat)]
 
woose, woose or wussy
 
n
 
[C20: perhaps from pussy1 (cat)]
 
wussy, woose or wussy
 
n
 
[C20: perhaps from pussy1 (cat)]

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Word Origin & History

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

wuss(y) definition

[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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