wussy

1960s: probably an alteration of pussy, perhaps a blend of wimp and pussy, or short for pussy-wussy (reduplication of pussy). Compare later wuss.

• (General American) enPR: wo͝osʹi, IPA^(key): /ˈwʊsi/

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• Rhymes: -ʊsi
• Hyphenation: wus‧sy

wussy (comparative wussier, superlative wussiest)

1. (informal) Weak or timid.
   • 2013, L. A. Campbell, Cartboy and the Time Capsule, page 112:

     There was enough food for a soccer team and we were going to grill it. Our meatfest included no girly utensils, no wussy plates. Just our hands, mouths, and incisors.

wussy (plural wussies)

1. (informal) A wuss; a person who refuses to perform a particular task due to an unreasonable fear.

• sissy, pussy, weakling; see also Thesaurus:milksop or Thesaurus:coward