"wus" meaning in English

See wus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: wusses [plural]
Etymology: See wuss Head templates: {{en-noun|wusses}} wus (plural wusses)
  1. Alternative spelling of wuss Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wuss
    Sense id: en-wus-en-noun-zqd~h148
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: See wu Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} wus
  1. plural of wu Tags: form-of, plural Form of: wu
    Sense id: en-wus-en-noun-S7iYMA05
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: Eye dialect spelling of was. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Eye dialect spelling of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">was</i></span>.|lang=}} Eye dialect spelling of was., {{eye dialect of|en|was}} Eye dialect spelling of was. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wus
  1. (African-American Vernacular) Eye dialect spelling of was. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: was
    Sense id: en-wus-en-verb-vZFgYTGI Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English eye dialect, English entries with incorrect language header, English eye dialect Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 5 76 Disambiguation of English eye dialect: 9 3 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

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