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wussed out

wussed out is the simple past and past participle of wuss out.

Meaning of wuss out

Verb

wuss out (third-person singular simple present wusses out, present participle wussing out, simple past and past participle wussed out)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To fail to do something because of cowardice.
    • He said he was going to climb that tree, but he wussed out at the last moment.
    Synonyms:
    chicken out

Questions about wussed out

What is wussed out the simple past and past participle of?
Wussed out is the simple past and past participle of wuss out.

Words near wussed out in the dictionary

  1. Wusih
  2. Wusong
  3. wuss
  4. wuss out
  5. wussed
  6. wussed out
  7. wusser
  8. wusses
  9. wusses out
  10. wussette
  11. wussettes

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