wuss
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Now, back to the jokes: What a wuss.
From Slate • Dec. 7, 2024
For me, I’d rather go to the automobile museum, but that’s because I’m a wuss.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024
Maybe you’re a fellow weather wuss or you had a pandemic baby who hasn’t seen much of the indoor world yet.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023
My girlfriend, Rachel, who is not a food wuss like me, unhesitatingly and hopefully tried the stuff.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2021
He was still playing, but he’d think I was a wuss.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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