feardie

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noun

A wimp; a scaredy-cat.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounfeardie (plural feardies)

plural feardies

  1. ScotlandA wimp; a scaredy-cat.

Origin

From feared (“frightened, afraid”) + -ie. Compare Scots feartie.

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APA

feardie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feardie

MLA

“feardie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feardie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feardie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feardie.

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