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pissou

coward, wimp

noun pee-SOO Rare

Usage Note

Pissou is an informal, mildly vulgar Québécois term for a coward or timid person, equivalent to 'chicken' or 'scaredy-cat'. It is far more common in Canadian French than in European French. The related verb pisser (to piss) gives it a scatological flavour.

Examples

"Ne sois pas un pissou, saute!"

Natural Translation

Don't be a coward, jump!

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