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sissy

[ sis-ee ]

noun

plural sissies.
  1. Disparaging and Offensive. an effeminate boy or man.
  2. a timid or cowardly person.
  3. a sister, especially a younger sister.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a sissy.

sissy

/ ˈ²õɪ²õɪ /

noun

  1. an effeminate, weak, or cowardly boy or man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. effeminate, weak, or cowardly Also (informal or dialect)sissifiedcissified
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õŸ±²õs²â·Ÿ±²õ³ó adjective
  • ²õŸ±²õsŸ±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ ²õŸ±²õs²â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sissy1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; sis + -y 2
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The next year, China banned “sissy men and other abnormal aesthetics” from broadcast television.

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In high school, I was known as the sissy kid with liberal politics who loved Jesus.

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It made us sissies and tomboys, villains and monsters, tragic victims and sexless bystanders for decades before the relatively recent, hard-won introduction of complex, multilayered queer leads.

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“It shows that ‘sissy’ can come in any form.

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Backstage in the green room Ferrell’s band, whose members have taken to calling her “sissy” — the Southernism for “sister” — mugged for the camera, taking selfies to send back home to Nashville.

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