wuss en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /wʉs/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- /wʊs/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /wɵs/ (British, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
1976–1981 in US college slang. Perhaps abbreviated from wussy, or blend of wimp and puss. Compare earlier wussy.
Meanings
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(derogatory, mildly, slang) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
`Fatty's under the thumb. Yeah it's not hard to see who wears the pants in that family. The wuss.'
1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 144:You are a wuss: part wimp, and part pussy
1982, Cameron Crowe, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, spoken by Mike Damone:And finally, don't be a wuss. Have a rich-man's attitude. Men who have money are generally confident and assertive.
2003, Andrea P. Roberts, Uncovered: 20 Hints for Men from a Bisexual Woman Page 7...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.
1995, Rob Huizenga, You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise Page 1201976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescript Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss.
...stop, study the map, and wait for the others. It's better to be a wuss than a stud.
2003, Marc J. Soares, 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park Page 21
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wusses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
weakling · puss · wimp · pussy · pushover · coward · pansy (ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person)
Translations (60)
de Feigling (weak, ineffectual person) · ru недотёпа (weak, ineffectual person) · it pauroso (weak, ineffectual person) · de Memme (weak, ineffectual person) · fi mammanpoika (weak, ineffectual person) · it rammollito (weak, ineffectual person) · es encogido (weak, ineffectual person) · it pisciasotto (weak, ineffectual person) · it pollo (weak, ineffectual person) · fi pelkuri (weak, ineffectual person) · pt fracote (weak, ineffectual person) · cs měkkota (weak, ineffectual person) · cs bábovka (weak, ineffectual person) · it mollaccione (weak, ineffectual person) · ru ро́хля (weak, ineffectual person) · ru губошлёп (weak, ineffectual person) · de Schlappschwanz (weak, ineffectual person) · es calzonazos (weak, ineffectual person) · de Weichei (weak, ineffectual person) · ru мя́мля (weak, ineffectual person) · ru слаба́к (weak, ineffectual person) · fr chochotte (weak, ineffectual person) · de Lulu (weak, ineffectual person) · ca covard (weak, ineffectual person) · ru размазня́ (weak, ineffectual person) · sv mes (weak, ineffectual person) · es achumpipado (weak, ineffectual person) · fi nynny (weak, ineffectual person) · it vile (weak, ineffectual person) · es pusilánime (weak, ineffectual person) · ru тря́пка (weak, ineffectual person) · el χεζάς (weak, ineffectual person) · it fifone (weak, ineffectual person) · cs padavka (weak, ineffectual person) · fr mauviette (weak, ineffectual person) · it merlo (weak, ineffectual person) · de Schwächling (weak, ineffectual person) · fi nyhverö (weak, ineffectual person) · el χέστης (weak, ineffectual person) · ru тюфя́к (weak, ineffectual person) · pl cienias (weak, ineffectual person) · it eunuco (weak, ineffectual person) · fr mou (weak, ineffectual person) · it smidollato (weak, ineffectual person) · ca covarda (weak, ineffectual person) · cs slaboch (weak, ineffectual person) · el χεζού (weak, ineffectual person) · it mollusco (weak, ineffectual person) · it coniglio (weak, ineffectual person) · de Waschlappen (weak, ineffectual person) · es menguado (weak, ineffectual person) · it mammoletta (weak, ineffectual person) · it debole (weak, ineffectual person) · pt bundão (weak, ineffectual person) · it cacasotto (weak, ineffectual person) · it codardo (weak, ineffectual person) · it pappamolle (weak, ineffectual person) · it femminuccia (weak, ineffectual person) · pl mięczak (weak, ineffectual person) · it vigliacco (weak, ineffectual person)