HH10

A very timid or cowardly person: “She’s (a) ________.”

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

CHICKEN6
SCAREDY CAT3
FRAIDY CAT2
FRAID OF THE DARK1
FRAIDY-CAT1
PUSHOVER1
SCARED OF HER OWN SHADOW1
SCARY1
SHRINKING VIOLET1
WEAK1
WIMP1
WUSS1
YELLOW1
YELLOW-BELLIED1

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