Scaredy

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A coward. informal
Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterised by being timorous or afraid. informal

    "Prescott's sister calls him a scaredy kitten because he's afraid of the dark."

Example

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"You're not a scaredy pants, are you?"

Etymology

Back-formation from scaredy-cat, equivalent to scared + -y.

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