Meanings
verbwuss out (third-person singular simple present wusses out, present participle wussing out, simple past and past participle wussed out)
present singular third person wusses out · participle present wussing out · participle past wussed out · past wussed out
- intransitiveslangTo fail to do something because of cowardice.
He said he was going to climb that tree, but he wussed out at the last moment.
Synonyms: chicken out
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo fail to do something because of cowardice.
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Origin
From wuss (“coward”).
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wuss out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wuss%20out
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