sissy

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 401 words | Copyright

sis·sy / ˈsisē/ inf. • n. (pl. -sies) a person regarded as effeminate or cowardly. ∎ chiefly offens. an effeminate homosexual. • adj. (-si·er, -si·est) feeble and cowardly. DERIVATIVES: sis·si·fied / ˈsisəˌfīd/ adj. sis·si·ness n. sis·sy·ish adj.

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