scaredy-cat
noun
scaredy-cats
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pluralof scaredy-cat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Many self-described scaredy-cats will face their fears, particularly with Peele’s films, because of the critical buzz and the cultural importance of a black filmmaker creating horror movies starring black people and tackling weighty issues.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2019
The less credence she gives the purveyors of these potshots, the more they’ll come across as the hysterical scaredy-cats they are.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2018
In addition to assorted nut-cases and scaredy-cats, “The Old Dark House” is well-stocked with warped mirrors, gargoyle banisters and a canine statue suggesting the Egyptian god Anubis.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2017
Macs, I claimed, were "glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy-cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work."
From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2011
“You’re a bunch of scaredy-cats anyway—there was no bullet in the chamber,” she says.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
