sissy
/'sisi/ Cách viết khác : (sissy) /'sisi/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Having unsuitable feminine qualities: Used to describe a person, typically a male, who is perceived as weak, cowardly, or displaying characteristics stereotypically associated with femininity in a way deemed inappropriate for their gender.
Noun:
- A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive: A derogatory term for a male who is seen as lacking courage, strength, or traditional masculine assertiveness.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- He was bullied for being too sissy and not wanting to play rough sports.
- They called his reluctance to fight a sissy attitude.
Noun:
- The older boys teased him, calling him a sissy because he preferred reading to football.
- Don't be such a sissy; it's just a little spider.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used pejoratively to enforce rigid gender stereotypes. Its use is considered offensive and outdated, as it reinforces harmful ideas about masculinity and femininity.
- It can be used in a self-deprecating or reclaimed manner in some contexts, though this is less common.
Variants and Related Words
- Sissified (adj.): Made to seem or become like a sissy; effeminate.
- He thought the colorful shirt was too sissified.
- Sissiness (n.): The quality or state of being sissy.
- His father criticized his sissiness.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Effeminate, unmanly, cowardly, timid, weak.
- Noun: Coward, weakling, milksop, pantywaist (slang), wimp.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To sissy out (v., informal): To back out of something due to fear or timidity; to act in a cowardly way.
- He was going to try the roller coaster but sissied out at the last minute.
Adjective
- having unsuitable feminine qualities
Noun
- a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive