candy-ass

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candy-ass

rude slang One who is nervous, ineffectual, or cowardly. Don't be such a candy-ass, Jimmy, stand up for yourself and fight him!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

candy-ass

verb
See candy-assed

candy-ass

1. n. a coward; a timid person. (Mildly objectionable.) Sue is such a candy-ass when it comes to dealing with her children.
2. Go to candy-ass(ed).
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • save someone's skin
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • #dead
  • other than
  • other than (something)
  • pillow-biter
References in periodicals archive
I bet all your candy-ass writin' pals think you're clever.
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The last time I told them I needed a kip, my 10-year-old son called me "a jabroni" and threatened to "whip my candy-ass", while his six-year-old sister told me to "know your damn role and shut your damn mouth" in a voice lower than Hell.
The Big Grapple; WE'VE ALL FALLEN FOR U.S. WRESTLING MANIA
These days the lesbian-owned labels Chainsaw and Candy-Ass or the lesbian-friendly label Kill Rock Stars aren't considered corny or granola-flavored: They're hip, and the major labels want a piece of the action, even if they still don't comprehend the politics.
Rock's queer evolution
"They called me a candy-ass," Pietromonaco told SJR during the interview on his boat in Marina del Rey, near Los Angeles.
Post stories makes rabbit hopping mad
And the ones who don't...well, they're just a bunch of candy-asses."
Golf: Clint shoots from the lip