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wussy

[woos-ee] / ˈwʊs i /








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The point is, even we, the wussy day campers who couldn’t handle being outdoors or away from our families for too long, told ghost stories.

From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2019

Call me a wussy hippie, but what Loreen gave Hannah didn’t feel like tough love, or good mothering.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 18, 2017

I mean, what 12-year-old isn’t going to roll their eyes at the wussy parts?

From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2014

There’s a tendency to jump to the conclusion that because modern parents are squeamish about violence in fiction we must be wussy and overprotective.

From Slate ● Feb. 29, 2012

Then everyone started arguing about when they discovered Matt wasn’t a wussy aristocrat and when they knew he was muy gente, a great guy.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

I was looking forward to last night's "American Idol" as much as I look forward to flying to Burbank to see my gentle dentist for wussies, Dr. Amano and my favorite hygienist Sandy.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2010

While Cahill was talking about having to wait eight hours for a plane in Bujumbura, Burundi, it applies to the side streets in Florence, for us wussier travelers.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2013




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