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Definition of 'wuss'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (slang) A weak or ineffectual person.
  • * 1976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescript
  • Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss.''
  • * 1982, Cameron Crowe, Fast Times At Ridgemont High (Screenplay)
  • Mike Damone: You are a wuss: part wimp, and part pussy''
  • * 1995, Rob Huizenga, You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise Page 120
  • ...if you got a reputation as a wuss around the league, nobody else would ever even trade for you, or pick you up if you got cut.
  • * 2003, Andrea P. Roberts, Uncovered: 20 Hints for Men from a Bisexual Woman Page 7
  • And finally, don't be a wuss . Have a rich-man's attitude. Men who have money are generally confident and assertive.
  • * 2003, Marc J. Soares, 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park Page 21
  • ...stop, study the map, and wait for the others. It's better to be a wuss than a stud.

    Synonyms

    * pansy, pushover, weakling, wimp

    Derived terms

    * wuss out

    Verb

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