cissy

An old-fashioned and derogatory term used to describe a boy or man perceived as weak or effeminate.

• 🇫🇷Terme archaïque et péjoratif utilisé pour désigner un garçon ou un homme perçu comme faible ou efféminé.

1. Effeminate or weak B2 informal british

   Describes a man or boy who is considered to have qualities traditionally associated with women, often implying weakness or lack of toughness.

   • He was teased for being a cissy because he didn't like sports.
   • Some people wrongly think it's cissy to show emotions.
   • The old-fashioned term 'cissy' is now considered offensive.

   🇫🇷efféminé, faible

   Synonymes: cowardlyeffeminateeffetegirlishsissysofttimidunmanlyweakwomanish

   Antonymes: machomanlymasculinetoughvirile

• cissier comparative form
• cissiest superlative form