Bussed vs Wussed - What's the difference?
bussed | wussed |
(bus),
(buss)
(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
(medical industry, slang) An ambulance.
(transitive, automotive, transport) To transport via a motor bus.
(transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly, US) To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
(intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
(transitive, US, food service) To clear meal remains from.
(intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
(wuss)
(slang) A weak or ineffectual person.
* 1976, Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, Campus Slang typescript
* 1982, Cameron Crowe, Fast Times At Ridgemont High (Screenplay)
* 1995, Rob Huizenga, You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise
* 2003, Andrea P. Roberts, Uncovered: 20 Hints for Men from a Bisexual Woman
* 2003, Marc J. Soares, 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park
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As verbs the difference between bussed and wussed
is that bussed is (bus), while wussed is (wuss).bussed
English
Verb
(head)bus
English
(wikipedia bus)Noun
(en-noun)Synonyms
* (vehicle) coach, loser cruiser, motorbus, omnibus * (electrical conductor) electrical bus, busbar, digit trunkDerived terms
{{der3, booze bus , busbar , bus duct , bus lane , short bus , bus route , bus stop , bustitution , back end of a bus, look like the back end of a bus}}Verb
- He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out.
- He’s been bussing for minimum wage.
Usage notes
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary only presents the spellings (buses), (busing), and (bused), implying that these are the predominant forms in Canada.Derived terms
* (clear meal remains) busboywussed
English
Verb
(head)wuss
English
Noun
(en-noun)- Nov. 6 Come on you wuss, hit a basket..! John's a wuss.''
- Mike Damone: You are a wuss: part wimp, and part pussy''
Page 120
- ...if you got a reputation as a wuss around the league, nobody else would ever even trade for you, or pick you up if you got cut.
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- And finally, don't be a wuss . Have a rich-man's attitude. Men who have money are generally confident and assertive.
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- ...stop, study the map, and wait for the others. It's better to be a wuss than a stud.
