mauviette — meaning in English

English meaning

• milksop noun A piece of bread sopped in milk.
• wimp noun Someone seen as weak, timid, or lacking backbone.
• wuss noun An informal, slightly mocking word for someone seen as weak, timid, or easily scared.

Senses

mauviette is used for these senses in English:

• milksop (by extension, pejorative) An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.
• wimp (chiefly, derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
• wuss (slang, mildly, derogatory) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person.

milksop — full definition

1. noun A piece of bread sopped in milk.
2. noun A dish consisting of bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar and covered in hot milk.
3. noun An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.

wimp — full definition

1. noun Someone seen as weak, timid, or lacking backbone.
2. verb To back out of something through nervousness or lack of nerve, usually as "wimp out".

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