Wuss

//wʊs// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person. derogatory, mildly, slang

    "1976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescript Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss."

  2. 2
    a person who is physically weak and ineffectual wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Only used in wuss out

Synonyms

All synonyms
weaklingbig girl's blousebitchboybitchboycandy-asschickenshit

Example

More examples

"That wuss is at home after breaking up with some chick I've never heard of and claims to be trying to think of a way to make things up to this other girl he truly loves and frankly I question if either of these women actually exist."

Etymology

1976–1981 in US college slang. Perhaps abbreviated from wussy, or blend of wimp and puss. Compare earlier wussy.

Related phrases

wuss out

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