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wuss  audio  (ws) KEY 

NOUN:
Slang
A person regarded as weak or timid and especially as unmanly: "Cats are for wusses, dog men say" (Laura Blumenfeld).

ETYMOLOGY:
Probably blend of wimp, and pussy1

OTHER FORMS:
wussy(Adjective)


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