Definition of "wuss" in English

noun

(slang, mildly derogatory) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.
- 1976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescript Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss.
- ...if you got a reputation as a wuss around the league, nobody else would ever even trade for you, or pick you up if you got cut.
- And finally, don't be a wuss. Have a rich-man's attitude. Men who have money are generally confident and assertive.
- ...stop, study the map, and wait for the others. It's better to be a wuss than a stud.

verb