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Definition of wuss noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wuss

noun

/wʊs/

/wʊs/

(informal)

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a person who is not strong or brave
- Don't be such a wuss!
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
Word Origin1980s (originally North American slang): of unknown origin.

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