woosy

W4O1O1S1Y4

adjective

oozy; wet

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectivewoosy (comparative more woosy, superlative most woosy)

comparative more woosy · superlative most woosy

  1. dialectaloozy; wet

    Besides, what is she else, but a foule woosie Marsh,

    1622, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 25 p. 109
  2. alternativeAlternative form of woozy.

    All those thoughts of pinning him down were making her knees go woosy.

    2021, Jahanvi Singh, Bottle Cup of Emotions, page 92
    2 more examples

    Just as he leaned in to embrace his joy, he felt a little woosy, he didn't know what it was, and almost as quick as it came, it was gon' .

    2011, Dr Anita Dix-McLaughlin, Crimson and Scarlet, page 56

    He was woosy, but in the morning he was fine and there were no problems.

    2012, B. Jtol, Righteous Vision, page 149
  3. alternativeAlternative form of wussy.

    The gal who kicked your woosy little butt is my ex-wife.

    2008, Mark Stellinga, My Sentiments Exactly, page 258
    2 more examples

    Any woosy words like social justice , equity or concepts like ' barriers ' get red penned out.

    2007, Jill Blackmore, Judyth Sachs, Performing and Reforming Leaders, page 70

    One spit from the cat sent the dog backing up. "Woosy,” Rachel said. “Or smart, not sure which.”

    2023, Janie Owens, Jessica Brimer, Debbie De Louise, Sleuths and Surprises
nounwoosy (plural woosies)

plural woosies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of wussy.

    Hoover was a 'woosy'.

    2010, David Heaukulani, The Reficul Parallax: Godsquad Genesis, page 65
    2 more examples

    Over here, you big woosy!

    2014, Dale Osborne, Cavin Wright, The Quest

    Whereupon, Kalchelik kicked him up the backside and told him not to be such a soggy-hearted woosy—this was a hygiene unit, not a bloomin' convent.

    2021, Malcolm J Wardlaw, Death by Decent Society

Origin

  1. Middle English*wosy
  2. Englishwoosy

From Middle English *wosy, equivalent to ooze + -y. Cognate with Old Frisian wasie (“miry”). More at ooze.

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APA

woosy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woosy

MLA

“woosy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woosy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woosy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woosy.

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