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wuss

[woos] / wʊs /










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Now, back to the jokes: What a wuss.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2024

Teach, who carries a gun, is a wuss about the rain.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022

My girlfriend, Rachel, who is not a food wuss like me, unhesitatingly and hopefully tried the stuff.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2021

Electricity, do not enter,’ is a buzzkill, so you change it to ‘Danger! Electricity, but maybe you’ll get superpowers, get in here you wuss!’

From The Guardian • May 21, 2020

It was the only way I could avoid looking like a total wuss.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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