wuss

wuss

Slang a person regarded as weak, ineffectual, overly sensitive, etc.; wimp

also wuss′y

noun

pl. wuss′ies

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Noun

(plural wusses or wussies)

(slang) A weak or ineffectual person.

Origin

Probably a blend of wimp and puss, compare later wussy.

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Unfortunately, if he knows you like him but isn't doing anything about it he's either a total wuss (and who wants a wuss, anyway?), or he doesn't reciprocate your feelings.
And finally, don't give in to the bantering about being a wuss, either.
Its not that I'm a wuss, it's that I don't know what to say to her.
My friend keeps on calling me a wuss cause I won't talk to her.

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