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wussy

[woos-ee] / ˈwʊs i /








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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

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

The crux of the problem is this: I want to be held, and it is an awful, wussy feeling.

From Slate Dec. 7, 2010

Fortunately for fans of unpleasant similies, my successor Grace Dent is a singularly heartless individual who'll have none of my wussy qualms about insulting people.

From The Guardian Oct. 15, 2010

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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