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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 ineffectualplay

  Familiarity information: WUSS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WUSS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who is physically weak and ineffectual

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

doormat; weakling; wuss

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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