wussyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈwʊsi/, U.S.

/ˈwʊsi/

Forms: 1900s– woosie, 1900s– woosy, 1900s– wussy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wuss n.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < wuss n.² + -y suffix¹ Compare wimp n.², pussy n. 1b.

colloquial (originally U.S.). depreciative.

A. adj.

Weak, ineffectual; effeminate. Cf. wimpy adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > man > [adjective] > effeminate man

womanisha1393

womanlike1440

feminatea1533

effeminate1549

womanlike1565

cockney1573

feminine1614

androgynous1628

muliebrious1652

petit maître1729

Miss Nancyish1855

gynaecomorphous1865

gynandrous1878

girly-girly1882

nancified1901

wimbly-wambly1929

tapette1930

queeny1936

female1940

poofed-up1964

pansy-ass1976

wussy1977

effete1981

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective > specifically of a person

nebbish1843

ineffectual1865

pantywaist1938

wimpy1967

wussy1977

1977 Harvard Crimson 12 Sept. 5/4 Soccer!.. What kind of wussy sport is that!

1985 Washington 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.

1995 Smash Hits 29 Mar. (Suppl.) 2/3 Having cuddly toys makes you look wussy.

2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 255 She stands there frowning a bit, then takes the form to two other wussy bank types.

B. n.

Chiefly North American. A weak or ineffectual person; an effeminate man. Cf. wimp n.²

ΚΠ

1981 Washington Post 18 July c2 Kong's a wussy... That wasn't him climbing the Empire State Building; that was a stunt ape.

1994 Face Oct. 163/2 Call me a woosie, but my ribcage is aching from the bass vibrations.

2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Mar. 166/1 Those pampered, effete, ungrateful, deodorant-averse European wussies.

Derivatives

ˈwussiness n.

ΚΠ

1989 Chicago Tribune 10 Dec. xiv. 3 The wussiness has given us ‘Some Freaks’. Mamet knows that and often pokes fun at himself.

2004 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 24 Apr. 18 There is no room for wussiness here. Heavyweights in silk loincloths colliding like whales are an awesome sight indeed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	wussy
释义	wussyadj.n. Brit. /ˈwʊsi/, U.S. /ˈwʊsi/ Forms: 1900s– woosie, 1900s– woosy, 1900s– wussy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wuss n.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < wuss n.² + -y suffix¹ Compare wimp n.², pussy n. 1b. colloquial (originally U.S.). depreciative. A. adj. Weak, ineffectual; effeminate. Cf. wimpy adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [adjective] > effeminate man womanisha1393 womanlike1440 feminatea1533 effeminate1549 womanlike1565 cockney1573 feminine1614 androgynous1628 muliebrious1652 petit maître1729 Miss Nancyish1855 gynaecomorphous1865 gynandrous1878 girly-girly1882 nancified1901 wimbly-wambly1929 tapette1930 queeny1936 female1940 poofed-up1964 pansy-ass1976 wussy1977 effete1981 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective > specifically of a person nebbish1843 ineffectual1865 pantywaist1938 wimpy1967 wussy1977 1977 Harvard Crimson 12 Sept. 5/4 Soccer!.. What kind of wussy sport is that! 1985 Washington 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. 1995 Smash Hits 29 Mar. (Suppl.) 2/3 Having cuddly toys makes you look wussy. 2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 255 She stands there frowning a bit, then takes the form to two other wussy bank types. B. n. Chiefly North American. A weak or ineffectual person; an effeminate man. Cf. wimp n.² ΚΠ 1981 Washington Post 18 July c2 Kong's a wussy... That wasn't him climbing the Empire State Building; that was a stunt ape. 1994 Face Oct. 163/2 Call me a woosie, but my ribcage is aching from the bass vibrations. 2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Mar. 166/1 Those pampered, effete, ungrateful, deodorant-averse European wussies. Derivatives ˈwussiness n. ΚΠ 1989 Chicago Tribune 10 Dec. xiv. 3 The wussiness has given us ‘Some Freaks’. Mamet knows that and often pokes fun at himself. 2004 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 24 Apr. 18 There is no room for wussiness here. Heavyweights in silk loincloths colliding like whales are an awesome sight indeed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1977
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