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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
woose /wʊs/ n
  1. same as wuss
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wuss /wʊs/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. Slang Termsa weakling;
    a wimp.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wuss  (wŏŏs),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Slang Termsa weakling;
    wimp.
  • perh. blend of, blended wimp and puss1 1980–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wuss, woose /wʊs/wussy /ˈwʊsɪ/ n ( pl wusses, wussies)
  1. slang a person considered to be feeble or timid
Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps from pussy1 (sense 6)
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