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sissy definition

☆ sissy (sis′ē)

noun pl. sissies -·sies

  1. Informal
    1. an effeminate boy or man
    2. a timid person or coward
  2. Slang a homosexual: term of mild contempt

Etymology: dim. of sis

adjective sissier -·sier, sissiest -·si·est

Informal of or like a sissy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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