wuss

wuss

slang Someone who is too nervous, afraid, or reserved to do anything too intense, extreme, or risky. We're all doing the bungie jump. Don't be a wuss, Bob! I remember calling other kids wusses because they didn't want to smoke, but now I realize that they were the brave ones.

wuss out (of something)

slang To withdraw from doing something out of fear, insecurity, or laziness. They were just about to strap me in for the bungie jump, but I wussed out at the last second. Jeff had promised to help, but he wussed out of the project when he realized how much work it would entail. Sorry, guys, Janet's wussing out of the road trip. She says she isn't comfortable being away from home for that long.
See also: out, wuss

wussy

slang Of, indicating, or characterizing someone who is too nervous, afraid, or reserved to do anything too intense, extreme, or risky. Touch football is just a wussy sport. Give me full-contact rugby any day! He said I was wussy just because I didn't want to smoke a cigarette.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

wuss out

v. Slang
To withdraw from a commitment or course of action because of cowardice or insecurity: I was going to go into the haunted house, but then I wussed out and stayed in the car.
See also: out, wuss
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

wuss(y)

(ˈwʊs(i))
n. a wimp; a weak person. Don’t be such a wuss. Stand up for your rights.

wuss

verb
See wussy
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • wimp
  • wussy
  • wuss out
  • wuss out (of something)
  • wimp out
  • wimp out (of something)
  • wimp out of something
  • go as far as (doing something)
  • go so far as (doing something)
  • cry barley
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"If anyone has a snarky opinion of Generation Wuss, then that person is labeled by them as a 'douche'case closed.
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..On the grapevine
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What a wuss! Is that any way for a brave policeman to behave?
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Mainly, I think, that our police force must be in a sorry state if the whingeing wuss that is Brian Paddick was able to rise to the rank of deputy assistant commissioner of the Met.
Brian Paddick
Actor Rupert Everett proved a total wuss as he began wailing that he didn't know anyone famous to help the fundraising efforts.
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Anderson's in Burger Wuss, this is an intriguing read for junior high students, with a convincing moral about taking responsibility.
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Daniel Reed told an employment tribunal he had been called a ``w ker'', ``d head''and a ``pathetic wuss''.
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