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sissy

[sis-ee] / ˈsɪs i /


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“This second time around journey has been a little windier in many ways , but wow we are so grateful for this moment!! Little sissy on the way!!!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

“You worried so much about me, but look sissy, I didn’t turn out too bad,” Barnes said as she displayed the black gown she was just donned with.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2021

“I was never ashamed of being a sissy, and I wore the bullying as a badge of honor,” he writes.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2019

“Here in front of you? I might be the biggest sissy you’ve ever had on the show.”

From The Verge ● Oct. 31, 2019

Colonel Cathcart wanted to rush to his side and comfort him, but did not want to look like a sissy in front of General Dreedle.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Everyone contributed what money they could to save George’s business from Mr. Potter, an unsentimental tycoon who makes the toughest takeover bankers and lawyers seem like sissies.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

“Growing old is not for sissies, I promise you,” Buffett said in his May hospital statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2023

As Samir muses in one reflective moment: “Immigration, it is not for sissies … The price for a better life, you see, it is always a little higher than you think it will be.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2019

The Christian Science Monitor is nervous that “The Millennial Generation Could Kill the NFL”  – because, sissies that we are, we really don’t like seeing people suffer long-term brain damage.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2013

“Our generation of parents are such sissies when it comes to setting boundaries,” she said.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2013




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