"wuss" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Catawba]

Head templates: {{head|chc|noun}} wuss
  1. Alternative spelling of wus Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wus
    Sense id: en-wuss-chc-noun-qpvhOTZv Categories (other): Catawba entries with incorrect language header

Noun [English]

IPA: /wʊs/ Audio: En-au-wuss.ogg [Australia] Forms: wusses [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊs Etymology: Probably a blend of wimp + puss. Compare later wussy. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|wimp|puss|nocap=1}} blend of wimp + puss, {{m|en|wussy}} wussy Head templates: {{en-noun}} wuss (plural wusses)
  1. (slang) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People Synonyms: pushover, weakling, wimp, puss, pussy, milksop, coward Synonyms (ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person): pansy [weak] Derived forms: wuss out Translations (weak, ineffectual person): slaboch [masculine] (Czech), měkkota [feminine] (Czech), padavka [feminine] (Czech), bábovka [feminine, informal] (Czech), pelkuri (Finnish), mammanpoika (Finnish), nynny (Finnish), nyhverö (Finnish), chochotte [feminine] (French), mauviette [feminine] (French), Weichei [colloquial, neuter] (German), Feigling [masculine] (German), Schlappschwanz [colloquial, masculine] (German), Waschlappen [colloquial, masculine] (German), Memme [colloquial, feminine] (German), Schwächling [masculine] (German), Lulu [Austrian, neuter] (German), χέστης (chéstis) [masculine] (Greek), χεζάς (chezás) [masculine] (Greek), χεζού (chezoú) [feminine] (Greek), femminuccia (Italian), pappamolle (Italian), fifone (Italian), smidollato (Italian), vigliacco (Italian), codardo (Italian), rammollito (Italian), mollusco (Italian), coniglio (Italian), pollo (Italian), merlo (Italian), cacasotto (Italian), pisciasotto (Italian), mammoletta (Italian), mollaccione (Italian), vile (Italian), debole (Italian), pauroso (Italian), eunuco (Italian), cienias [masculine] (Polish), mięczak [masculine] (Polish), fracote [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), bundão [masculine] (Portuguese), слаба́к (slabák) [masculine] (Russian), тря́пка (trjápka) [feminine] (Russian), ро́хля (róxlja) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), размазня́ (razmaznjá) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), мя́мля (mjámlja) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), тюфя́к (tjufják) [masculine] (Russian), губошлёп (gubošljóp) [masculine] (Russian), недотёпа (nedotjópa) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), calzonazos [masculine] (Spanish), mes [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-wuss-en-noun-K5I9nXJ~ Disambiguation of People: 98 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 29

Verb [English]

IPA: /wʊs/ Audio: En-au-wuss.ogg [Australia] Forms: wusses [present, singular, third-person], wussing [participle, present], wussed [participle, past], wussed [past]
Rhymes: -ʊs Etymology: Probably a blend of wimp + puss. Compare later wussy. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|wimp|puss|nocap=1}} blend of wimp + puss, {{m|en|wussy}} wussy Head templates: {{en-verb}} wuss (third-person singular simple present wusses, present participle wussing, simple past and past participle wussed)
  1. Only used in wuss out
    Sense id: en-wuss-en-verb-432tco3X Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 27 73

Noun [Scots]

Forms: wusses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wus, wose (“juice, sap”), from Old English wōs (“moisture, exuded liquid, juice”), from Proto-Germanic *wōsą (“juice, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“fat, moisture”). Cognate with Danish os (“vine sap”), West Frisian weaze (“slime, mud”), Dutch waas (“marshy land, vapor, mist, film”). More at English ooze. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|wus}} Middle English wus, {{m|enm|wose|t=juice, sap}} wose (“juice, sap”), {{inh|sco|ang|wōs|t=moisture, exuded liquid, juice}} Old English wōs (“moisture, exuded liquid, juice”), {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*wōsą|t=juice, moisture}} Proto-Germanic *wōsą (“juice, moisture”), {{der|sco|ine-pro|*wes-|t=fat, moisture}} Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“fat, moisture”), {{cog|da|os|t=vine sap}} Danish os (“vine sap”), {{cog|fy|weaze|t=slime, mud}} West Frisian weaze (“slime, mud”), {{cog|nl|waas|t=marshy land, vapor, mist, film}} Dutch waas (“marshy land, vapor, mist, film”), {{cog|en|ooze}} English ooze Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|wusses|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} wuss (plural wusses), {{sco-noun|wusses}} wuss (plural wusses)
  1. juice
    Sense id: en-wuss-sco-noun-pa2JVlYH
  2. The liquid obtained from boiling or squeezing fruit or vegetable substances
    Sense id: en-wuss-sco-noun-jlql4sPZ Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wis, wiss, woss, vouss

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
          "word": "coniglio"
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          "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
          "word": "pollo"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
          "word": "merlo"
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          "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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          "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
          "word": "pauroso"
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          "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
          "word": "eunuco"
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          "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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          "word": "fracote"
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          "word": "bundão"
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "wus"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English wus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "wose",
        "t": "juice, sap"
      },
      "expansion": "wose (“juice, sap”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "wōs",
        "t": "moisture, exuded liquid, juice"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English wōs (“moisture, exuded liquid, juice”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wōsą",
        "t": "juice, moisture"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wōsą (“juice, moisture”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wes-",
        "t": "fat, moisture"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“fat, moisture”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "os",
        "t": "vine sap"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish os (“vine sap”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "weaze",
        "t": "slime, mud"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian weaze (“slime, mud”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "waas",
        "t": "marshy land, vapor, mist, film"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch waas (“marshy land, vapor, mist, film”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ooze"
      },
      "expansion": "English ooze",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English wus, wose (“juice, sap”), from Old English wōs (“moisture, exuded liquid, juice”), from Proto-Germanic *wōsą (“juice, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“fat, moisture”). Cognate with Danish os (“vine sap”), West Frisian weaze (“slime, mud”), Dutch waas (“marshy land, vapor, mist, film”). More at English ooze.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wusses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "10": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "wusses",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "wuss (plural wusses)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wusses"
      },
      "expansion": "wuss (plural wusses)",
      "name": "sco-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "juice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "juice",
          "juice"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The liquid obtained from boiling or squeezing fruit or vegetable substances"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "liquid",
          "liquid"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "wis"
    },
    {
      "word": "wiss"
    },
    {
      "word": "woss"
    },
    {
      "word": "vouss"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wuss"
}

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