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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

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

From Slate Dec. 7, 2010

I was sort of fixated on fairness when I was 15, and I sort of looked wussy – I wore a lot of Smiths shirts and I had skater bangs.

From The Guardian Apr. 23, 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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