sissified

[ sis-uh-fahyd ]

adjective

1. sissy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sissified¹

First recorded in 1900–05; sissy + -fy + -ed ²

Example Sentences

So he took his pistol to Backstreet, and when he heard gay men “talking in their sissified talk,” he just couldn’t take it.

From Washington Post

When I ask members what they believe has been lost in American society, they usually reference things such as individual responsibility and self-sufficiency—lamenting the idea of a “sissified society,” to quote one of my interviewees.

From Scientific American

He was prodded into activism, he said, because “we’ve had basically four decades of sissified or feminized pastors that have taken the man out of his rightful position as the leader of his family. … I’m not saying I’m a man’s man, you know, I just want to protect my family.”

From Seattle Times

When I ask members what they believe has been lost in American society, they usually reference things such as individual responsibility and self-sufficiency—lamenting the idea of a “sissified society,” to quote one of my interviewees.

From Scientific American

She still read bedtime stories to him, and he knew Matthew and Mark thought that was sissified.

From Literature