sissies
Easily frightened people
Sissies is the plural of sissy, a disparaging term for a boy or man considered weak, timid, or effeminate: The other kids called him a sissy because he wouldn't fight back.
The word implies failure to meet masculine expectations.
It's also used among gay men, sometimes reclaimed as playful self-description, sometimes still stinging.
Timid, feeble person
- cowardPerson lacking bravery
- pansyOrnamental garden flower
- softieTenderhearted person
- pushoverEasily defeated opponent
milksop · weakling · crybaby · scaredy-cat · fraidy-cat · chicken · yellow-belly · namby-pamby
Pertaining to women
- unmanlyLacking traditional masculine qualities
- foppishVainly preoccupied with dress
- dandifiedExcessively refined in dress
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
prissy · dainty · mincing · preening · pampered · groomed · primped · delicate
Reserved and retiring
- meekHumbly unassertive
- mousyShy and unassertive
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
- timorousShowing nervous apprehension
fearful · cowardly · fainthearted · nervous · hesitant · submissive · unassertive · shrinking
Exaggerated comic depiction
- tropeRecurring narrative device
- slurInsulting group label
- homophobiaPrejudice against same-sex attraction
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
gender policing · toxic masculinity · playground insult · name-calling · mockery · stigma · prejudice · emasculation
wimp
Timid, feeble person
pushover · milksop · weakling · crybaby · scaredy-cat · fraidy-cat · chicken · yellow-belly · namby-pamby · milquetoast
feminine
Pertaining to women
- unmanlyLacking traditional masculine qualities
- foppishVainly preoccupied with dress
- dandifiedExcessively refined in dress
flamboyant · prissy · dainty · mincing · preening · pampered · groomed · primped · delicate · limp-wristed
shy
Reserved and retiring
timorous · fearful · cowardly · fainthearted · nervous · hesitant · submissive · unassertive · shrinking · spineless
caricature
Exaggerated comic depiction
- tropeRecurring narrative device
- slurInsulting group label
- homophobiaPrejudice against same-sex attraction
bullying · gender policing · toxic masculinity · playground insult · name-calling · mockery · stigma · prejudice · emasculation · masculinity
sissiestough guys
Intimidating, resilient individuals
he-men · macho men · bruisers · alpha males · studs
sissiesheroes
Admired courageous figures
daredevils · brave souls · warriors · fighters · adventurers
sissiesironmen
Ultra-endurance competitors
tough cookies · hard cases · strongmen · survivors · tanks