26984 words

sissy

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
a boy who other boys dislike and laugh at because they think he is weak or interested in activities girls usually like, or a person who is weak and cowardly (= not brave):

Examples:

Kevin is such a sissy.
[ as form of address ] Can't you climb that tree, you big sissy?
2
(of a boy) weak and not brave, or interested in activities girls usually like:

Examples:

I was a little sissy boy sitting inside and not playing ball outside.
I thought I was the sissiest boy in Mississippi.
3
(of an activity) considered suitable only for girls or women:

Examples:

They both know this is not a sissy sport.
It was considered very sissy to read books.
4
a boy who seems to be easily frightened and not brave, or who is not interested in things boys usually like:

Examples:

Dancing was for sissies when I was a kid.

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