Wuss

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wÊŠs/

Origin

Probably a wimppuss, compare later wussy.

Full definition of wuss

Noun

1. (slang) A weak or ineffectual person.
• 1976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescriptNov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss.''
• 1982, Cameron Crowe, Fast Times At Ridgemont High (Screenplay)Mike Damone: You are a wuss: part wimp, and part pussy''
• 1995, Rob Huizenga, You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise Page 120...if you got a reputation as a wuss around the league, nobody else would ever even trade for you, or pick you up if you got cut.
• 2003, Andrea P. Roberts, Uncovered: 20 Hints for Men from a Bisexual Woman Page 7And finally, don't be a wuss. Have a rich-man's attitude. Men who have money are generally confident and assertive.
• 2003, Marc J. Soares, 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park Page 21...stop, study the map, and wait for the others. It's better to be a wuss than a stud.

Synonyms

• (weak, ineffectual person) pansy, pushover, weakling, wimp

Derived terms

• wuss out