Probably ablend ofwimp +puss. Compare laterwussy.
wuss (pluralwusses)
- (slang, mildly derogatory) Aweak,ineffectual,cowardly, ortimid person.
- 1976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescript
- Nov. 6 Come on youwuss, hit a basket..! John's awuss.
1982,Cameron Crowe,Fast Times at Ridgemont High, spoken by Mike Damone:You are awuss: part wimp, and part pussy
- 1995, Rob Huizenga,You're Okay, It's Just a BruisePage 120
- ...if you got a reputation as awuss around the league, nobody else would ever even trade for you, or pick you up if you got cut.
- 2003, Andrea P. Roberts,Uncovered: 20 Hints for Men from a Bisexual WomanPage 7
- And finally, don't be awuss. Have a rich-man's attitude. Men who have money are generally confident and assertive.
- 2003, Marc J. Soares,100 Hikes in Yosemite National ParkPage 21
- ...stop, study the map, and wait for the others. It's better to be awuss than a stud.
weak, ineffectual person
- Catalan:covard (ca) m,covarda (ca) f
- Czech:slaboch m,,měkkota f,padavka f,bábovka (cs) f(informal)
- Finnish:pelkuri (fi),mammanpoika (fi),nynny (fi),nyhverö (fi)
- French:chochotte (fr) f,mauviette (fr) f
- German:Weichei (de) n(colloquial),Feigling (de) m,Schlappschwanz (de) m(colloquial),Waschlappen (de) m(colloquial),Memme (de) f(colloquial),Schwächling (de) m,Lulu (de) n(Austrian)
- Greek:χέστης (el) m(chéstis),χεζάς (el) m(chezás),χεζού (el) f(chezoú)
- Italian:femminuccia (it),pappamolle,fifone (it),smidollato (it),vigliacco (it),codardo (it),rammollito (it),mollusco (it),coniglio (it),pollo (it),merlo (it),cacasotto (it),pisciasotto (it),mammoletta,mollaccione,vile (it),debole (it),pauroso (it),eunuco (it)
- Polish:cienias m,mięczak (pl) m
- Portuguese:fracote m orf,bundão (pt) m
- Russian:слаба́к (ru) m(slabák),тря́пка (ru) f(trjápka),ро́хля (ru) m orf(róxlja),размазня́ (ru) m orf(razmaznjá),мя́мля (ru) m orf(mjámlja),тюфя́к (ru) m(tjufják),губошлёп (ru) m(gubošljóp),недотёпа (ru) m orf(nedotjópa)
- Spanish:calzonazos (es) m,pusilánime (es) c,encogido (es) c,menguado (es) m,achumpipado m
- Swedish:mes (sv) c
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wuss (third-person singular simple presentwusses,present participlewussing,simple past and past participlewussed)
- Only used inwuss out
wuss
- Alternative spelling ofwus
FromMiddle Englishwus,wose(“juice, sap”), fromOld Englishwōs(“moisture, exuded liquid, juice”), fromProto-Germanic*wōsą(“juice, moisture”), fromProto-Indo-European*wes-(“fat, moisture”). Cognate withDanishos(“vine sap”),West Frisianweaze(“slime, mud”),Dutchwaas(“marshy land, vapor, mist, film”). More atEnglishooze.
wuss (pluralwusses)
- juice
- Theliquid obtained from boiling or squeezing fruit or vegetable substances
