wuss
A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid personA weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
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Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, mildly, slang)A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
1976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescript Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss.
Weichei, Feigling, Schlappschwanz
слаба́кslabák, тря́пкаtrjápka, ро́хляróxlja
a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
Examples
7 sentencesAre you a wuss?
Don't be a wuss!
ruНе будь тряпкой! — alik_farber
deSei kein Weichei! — samueldora
Come on, I'm not a total wuss.
"You're such a wuss!" Anna teased Leonid.
That's our king. Honestly, he's a total wuss.
ruЭто наш король. Если честно, он полный тюфяк. — Ooneykcall
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
1976–1981 in US college slang. Perhaps abbreviated from wussy, or blend of wimp and puss.1976–1981 in US college slang. Perhaps abbreviated from wussy, or blend of wimp and puss. Compare earlier wussy.
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