woose

English

Noun

woose (plural wooses)

1. (less common) Alternative form of wuss
   • 2012, Andy Lear, The Joys of Yachting, page 34:

     Those that are made of the right stuff are those that can be seasick and want to die but still push themselves into remaining a functioning part of the crew. This grants them the inalienable right to refer to those who were languishing down below as a bunch of wooses but it is not about bragging rights or the entitlement to belittle their shipmates.

References

• Collins Dictionary