scaredy-cat

Revealing men like Miller for who he is—an anxious scaredy-cat dweeb—helps dispel some of the mythology that this administration is trying to create.

“Wow, Althea. Little noises got you nervous? Guess you’re the scaredy-cat you always were.”

Use direct language, not couched in scaredy-cat false equivalence, about the dangers of a second Trump presidency.

During wilderness orientation in Canada, Naomi said she was the "biggest scaredy-cat - I vocalised my nerves" and thinks this made others write her off.

“Ava’s a scaredy-cat of any loud noises,” said Rori Chang, who was there with her golden retriever.