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WUSS

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• WUSS (noun)
The noun WUSS has 1 sense:

1. a person who is physically weak and ineffectual

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

• WUSS (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

"A cat may look at a king."
(English proverb)
"Slowly-slowly, even a file can turn a beam into a needle."
(Albanian proverb)
"If you can't reward then you should thank."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who injures with the sword will be finished by the sword."
(Corsican proverb)

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