| 单词 | to wuss out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto wuss out intransitive. to wuss out: to avoid an action or withdraw from a commitment, as a result of perceived cowardice or weakness. Cf. wimp v. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > turn aside from a course of action > back out resile1529 to back out1807 duff1883 duck1896 punk1920 squib1938 bug1952 weasel1956 to wuss out1976 1976 Campus Slang (Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill) (typescript) Nov. 6 John wussed out again. 1991 J. Phillips You'll never eat Lunch in this Town Again 387 I am so weakened by my sense of loss and drug intake, I wuss out again. It seems one defeat leads inexorably to another. 1998 Guardian 19 Aug. (G2 section) 5/1 If he doesn't wuss out, Leonardo DiCaprio is set to play the lead in a proposed big screen version. 2003 Carillon (Steinbach, Manitoba) 18 Sept. 3 c/2 We're used to that kind of thing happening in curling..but wussing out in the manly game of football? < as lemmas |
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