wuss

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.

Verb

Only used in wuss out

Sinonieme

weakling

wimp

pussy

😺

pansy

wimpish

sissy

doormat

chicken

🐔

poltroon

recreant

runt

runty

shrimp

🦐

softy

yellow-bellied

quaker

sissyish

Milquetoast

mamma’s boy

coward

dweeb

mama’s boy

milksop

namby-pamby

pantywaist

pip-squeak

Vertalings

cagarola

chochotte

mauviette

neulit

Schlappschwanz

Sitzpinkler

Schwächling

gringalet

lavette

paillasson

faible

pelleringa

fifone

imbranato

desnerit

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/wʊs/

Etimologie (Engels)

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