wuss

Also wuss·y,

[woos]

noun

Slang.

1. a weakling; wimp.

wuss

/ wʊs, ˈwʊsɪ /

noun

1. slang,  a feeble or effeminate person

Other Word Forms

• wussy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wuss¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wuss¹

C20: perhaps from _pussy ¹ (cat)

Example Sentences

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

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Friends don’t let friends wuss out like this.

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

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

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

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