51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

wuss

[ woos ]

noun

Slang.
  1. a weakling; wimp.


wuss

/ wʊs; ˈwʊsɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    a feeble or effeminate person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other 51Թ Forms

  • ɳܲ· adjective wussier wussiest
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wuss1

First recorded in 1980–85; perhaps blend of wimp and puss 1
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wuss1

C20: perhaps from pussy 1(cat)
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

They never get to leave, and their commanders — “weak wusses,” he says — aren’t much help.

From

JonPaul plays football, basketball and baseball and is roughly the size of a half-ton Chevy pickup, but he’s a total wuss about his health.

From

Maybe you’re a fellow weather wuss or you had a pandemic baby who hasn’t seen much of the indoor world yet.

From

“That flier looks sus…” “Oh, don’t be a wuss!”

From

He needs, in the words of this killer, to “stop being a wuss.”

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


wu shuwussy