"wuss" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /wʊs/ Audio: En-au-wuss.ogg 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 Head templates: {{en-noun}} wuss (plural wusses)
  1. (slang, mildly derogatory) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person. Tags: derogatory, mildly, 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): covard [masculine] (Catalan), covarda [feminine] (Catalan), 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), pusilánime [common-gender] (Spanish), encogido [common-gender] (Spanish), menguado [masculine] (Spanish), achumpipado [masculine] (Spanish), mes [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-wuss-en-noun-K5I9nXJ~ Disambiguation of People: 98 2 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54

Verb

IPA: /wʊs/ Audio: En-au-wuss.ogg 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 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, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English blends: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 71

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
      "word": "codardo"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
      "word": "vile"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
      "word": "debole"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
      "word": "pauroso"
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bundão"
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "тря́пка"
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "roman": "razmaznjá",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "word": "тюфя́к"
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      "roman": "gubošljóp",
      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "word": "губошлёп"
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      "roman": "nedotjópa",
      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "word": "недотёпа"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "word": "calzonazos"
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "word": "menguado"
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "achumpipado"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "weak, ineffectual person",
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      "word": "mes"
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