different between wussy vs wuss

English

Etymology

blend of wimp +? pussy or blend of woman +? pussy.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: wo?os?i, IPA^(key): /?w?si/
• Rhymes: -?si
• Hyphenation: wus?sy

Adjective

wussy (comparative wussier, superlative wussiest)

1. (informal) In a weak or timid manner, in the manner of a wuss.

Noun

wussy (plural wussies)

1. (informal) A wuss; a person who refuses to perform a particular task due to an unreasonable fear.

Synonyms

• sissy, pussy, weakling; see also Thesaurus:milksop or Thesaurus:coward

Translations

English

Etymology

Probably a blend of wimp +? puss. Compare later wussy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w?s/

Noun

wuss (plural wusses)

1. (slang) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
   • 1976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescript

     Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss.

   • 1995, Rob Huizenga, You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise Page 120

     ...if you got a reputation as a wuss 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 Woman Page 7

     And finally, don't be a wuss. Have a rich-man's attitude. Men who have money are generally confident and assertive.

   • 2003, Marc J. Soares, 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park Page 21

     ...stop, study the map, and wait for the others. It's better to be a wuss than a stud.

Synonyms

• (weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person): pansy, pushover, weakling, wimp, puss, pussy; see also Thesaurus:milksop or Thesaurus:coward

Derived terms

• wuss out

Translations

Verb

wuss (third-person singular simple present wusses, present participle wussing, simple past and past participle wussed)

1. Only used in wuss out

Catawba

Noun

wuss

1. Alternative spelling of wus

Scots

Alternative forms

• wis, wiss, woss, vouss

Etymology

From Middle English wus, wose (“juice, sap”), from Old English w?s (“moisture, exuded liquid, juice”), from Proto-Germanic *w?s? (“juice, moisture”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“fat, moisture”). Cognate with Danish os (“vine sap”), West Frisian weaze (“slime, mud”), Dutch waas (“marshy land, vapor, mist, film”). More at English ooze.

Noun

wuss (plural wusses)

1. juice
2. The liquid obtained from boiling or squeezing fruit or vegetable substances