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scaredy cat

Date: Dec 20 2001

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I’m not going to lie. I’m a scaredy cat.”
- Vivica Fox, TV and movie actress, when asked if she likes horror movies.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

person who is easily scared

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

The most common way to use scaredy cat is call a person a scaredy cat when s/he won’t do something because of fear. So, if your little brother doesn’t want you to turn off the light because he is scared of the dark, you could call him a scaredy cat. Or, if your friend won’t jump off the diving board at the pool, you could call her a scaredy cat.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

””When I was 15, my mom always called me a scaredy cat because I didn’t like being home by myself. I always asked my friends to come over when my parents were gone.”“

””My sister doesn’t like to walk home alone from school. She thinks something might happen to her. She’s such a scaredy cat.”“

””I know I should ask my boss for a raise, but I’m a total scaredy cat. I can’t make myself do it.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

Scaredy cat means an easy-to-scare person.
by Diosa (Dumaguete City, Philippines:)
Scaredy-cat means the person who often gets scared.
by Mei
I guess the slang “scaredy cat” means someone who is a very fearsome person, that is not prepared, or doesn’t like, to watch scary movies.
by Luciano (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Scaredy cat means someone who is likely to be frightened, an unduly fearful person, or a yellow-bellied, a coward, a craven, etc.
by Mao (Hangzhou, China)
It means that she’s easily scared, she lacks courage.
by Alfonso (Granada, Spain)
“Scaredy cat” is someone who is easily frightened, a coward.
“The girls will say I’m a scaredy cat if I don’t go in the water”.
by Paulo (Vila Velha, ES – Brazil)

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