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weak sisters

weak sisters is the plural of weak sister.

Meaning of weak sister

Noun

weak sister (plural weak sisters)

  1. (US, derogatory, idiomatic) A person who is cowardly or indecisive.
    • "Your course of action this past year has bordered on criminal negligence," he barks to the man whose job he means to take. "You're a weak sister, Mr. President."1964, "Political Thriller" (film review of Seven Days in May), Time, Feb. 21
  2. (US, idiomatic) A person or thing which is the least robust or least dependable member of a group.
    • San Antonio has always been viewed as the weak sister of the big regional centers of Houston and Dallas.1991 May 20, Larry Reibstein, “A Mexican Miracle?”, in Newsweek
    Synonyms:
    sick man

Questions about weak sisters

What is weak sisters the plural of?
Weak sisters is the plural of weak sister.

Words near weak sisters in the dictionary

  1. weak pronoun
  2. weak reference
  3. weak references
  4. weak sauce
  5. weak sister
  6. weak sisters
  7. weak sore
  8. weak sores
  9. weak spot
  10. weak spots
  11. weak tea

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