sissy
Disparaging and Offensive. an effeminate boy or man.
a timid or cowardly person.
a sister, especially a younger sister.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a sissy.
Origin of sissy
1Other words from sissy
- sis·sy·ish, adjective
- sis·si·ness, sis·sy·ness, noun
Words Nearby sissy
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How to use sissy in a sentence
People were falling down behind the monitor because we had no idea how sissy was going to react.
The Help: An Oral History with Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Co. | Marlow Stern | January 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe wanted the role quite desperately, and it reminded me of sissy, so I offered her the role on the spot.
Mulligan says she found a contemporary version of Nina in sissy.
sissy, his sister, is just as damaged but seeks closeness—albeit in warped ways.
Getting to the heart of sissy took some discussion with McQueen and Fassbender, but not much.
Put it in the crook of your elbow, sissy, and fetch it along.
Dorothy's Travels | Evelyn Raymondsissy Jupe long ago called statistics "stutterings," and newer editions of Gradgrind have not perfected their articulation.
Consumers and Wage-Earners | J. Elliot RossHe felt as if he were walking on air as he hurried home to tell "Muddie" and "sissy" of his and their good fortune.
The Dreamer | Mary Newton StanardHe put on his spectacles to look at the photograph which sissy brought.
Felton begged for one more, and persuaded sissy to be his advocate.
British Dictionary definitions for sissy
cissy
/ (ˈsɪsɪ) /
an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man
effeminate, weak, or cowardly: Also (informal or dialect): sissified, cissified
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