noun
- a weak, ineffectual, or timid person
Usage: slang; informal
Examples
- Don’t be such a wuss – just ask her to the dance.
- He called me a wuss for not wanting to go on the roller coaster.
- She’s no wuss when it comes to standing up for herself.
- The other kids teased him for being a wuss.
- Stop acting like a wuss and face your problems.
- He may look tough, but he’s really a wuss inside.