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Wuss   /wəs/   Listen
Wuss

noun
1.
A person who is physically weak and ineffectual.  Synonyms: doormat, weakling.






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"Wuss" Quotes from Famous Books



... dose taim', dere was wuss taim' dan dat—in Canada. Nobody don' know 'bout dat. I lak to tell you, 'Ose, but I can't. No, it is not possible ...
— The Ruling Passion • Henry van Dyke

... spoke Right out agin the British yoke— But that was right. He let his hair Grow long to qualify for Mayor, An' once or twice he poked his snoot In Congress like a low galoot! It had to come—no gent can hope To wrastle God agin the rope. Tom went from bad to wuss. Being dead, I s'pose it oughtn't to be said, For sech inikities as flow From politics ain't fit to know; But, if you think it's actin' white To ...
— Shapes of Clay • Ambrose Bierce

... "She's took wuss, sir," he remarked. "She was all for comin' up the park as soon as Master John was gone. She warn't feelin' herself ...
— A Tale of a Lonely Parish • F. Marion Crawford

... cried, as he dropped his burden into the vehicle. Then he hawked and spat. "When that blamed train gets around Amberley he'll hate hisself wuss'n a bank clerk with his belly awash wi' boardin' house ...
— The Law-Breakers • Ridgwell Cullum

... ain' gwine lose hit's set 'fo' hit gits ter me," he muttered as he hung them up. "Seems like you don' teck no cyar yo' clothes, nohow, Marse Dan. I'se de wuss dress somebody dis yer side er de po' w'ite trash. Wat's de use er bein' de quality ef'n you ...
— The Battle Ground • Ellen Glasgow


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