Effeminate vs. Sissy

By Jaxson

  • Sissy

    Sissy is a pejorative term, especially in the U.S., for an effeminate boy or man, with connotations of being homosexual or cowardly.

Wikipedia
  • Effeminate (adjective)

    Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.

  • Effeminate (adjective)

    Womanly; tender, affectionate, caring.

  • Effeminate (verb)

    To make womanly; to unman.

  • Effeminate (verb)

    To become womanly.

  • Effeminate (noun)

    An effeminate person.

  • Sissy (noun)

    An effeminate boy or man.

  • Sissy (noun)

    A timid, unassertive or cowardly person.

  • Sissy (noun)

    A male crossdresser who adopts feminine behaviours.

  • Sissy (noun)

    Sister.

  • Sissy (noun)

    Urination; urine.

  • Sissy (adjective)

    Effeminate.

  • Sissy (adjective)

    Cowardly.

  • Sissy (verb)

    To urinate.

Wiktionary
  • Effeminate (adjective)

    (of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly

    “he lisps and his handshake is effeminate”

Oxford Dictionary

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