scaredy-cat
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scaredy-cat
noun scaredy-cats · scaredy cat
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A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared.
I don't care — I wouldn't be such a scaredy-cat for anything.
Similar: fraidy cat, scaredy pants, bottler, caitiff, candy-ass, candy-arse, coistril, coward, chicken, chicken liver, chickenshit, cocktail
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noun a coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared
| Español | medroso, miedoso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 겁보 geopbo, 겁부 geopbu |
| 日本語 | 怖がり kowagari, 恐がり kowagari |
| Français | trouillard, trouillarde, froussard, froussarde |
| Deutsch | Angsthase, Hasenfuß |
| Русский | труси́шка trusíška |
Talk about this word "scaredy-cat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scaredy-cat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scaredy-cat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scaredy-cat "scaredy-cat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scaredy-cat.Cite this
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title = {scaredy-cat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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