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WUSS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wuss mean?
• WUSS (noun)
The noun WUSS has 1 sense:
1. a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
Familiarity information: WUSS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is physically weak and ineffectual
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("wuss" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wuss"):
namby-pamby (an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental)
softie; softy (a person who is weak and excessively sentimental)
chicken; crybaby; wimp (a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy)
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