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wussy, a. and n. colloq. (orig. U.S.). depreciative.
Brit. |ˈwʊsi|, U.S. |ˈwʊsi|
Forms: 19– woosie, 19– woosy, 19– wussy
[‹ wuss n.2 + -y suffix1 Compare wimp n.2, pussy n. 1b.]
A. adj. Weak, ineffectual; effeminate. Cf. wimpy adj.
1977Harvard Crimson 12 Sept. 5/4 Soccer!.. What kind of wussy sport is that! 1985Washington Post 17 Jan. d7 They [sc. New Zealanders] really don't have any sense of what American football is. They think it's a wussy sport because you put on helmets and pads. They say real men play rugby. 1995Smash Hits Suppl. 29 Mar. 2/3 Having cuddly toys makes you look wussy. 2001C. Glazebrook Madolescents 255 She stands there frowning a bit, then takes the form to two other wussy bank types.
B. n. Chiefly N. Amer. A weak or ineffectual person; an effeminate man. Cf. wimp n.2
1981Washington Post 18 July c2 Kong's a wussy... That wasn't him climbing the Empire State Building; that was a stunt ape. 1994Face Oct. 163/2 Call me a woosie, but my ribcage is aching from the bass vibrations. 2003Vanity Fair Mar. 166/1 Those pampered, effete, ungrateful, deodorant-averse European wussies.
Derivatives. wussiness n.
1989Chicago Tribune 10 Dec. xiv. 3 The *wussiness has given us ‘Some Freaks’. Mamet knows that and often pokes fun at himself. 2004Newcastle Herald (Austral.) (Nexis) 24 Apr. 18 There is no room for wussiness here. Heavyweights in silk loincloths colliding like whales are an awesome sight indeed. |