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  • adjective US, childish afraid.
  • adjective US, childish cowardly.

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  • Is there anything else that is referred to as fraidy other than cats?

    July 18, 2014

  • Zamples suggest no.

    July 18, 2014

  • Must a bird be grumpy to be a grouse?
    How vile the bug before it's a louse?
    And if it comes to that,
    We say "fraidy cat"
    So why not refer to a "timor-mouse?"

    July 18, 2014

  • fraidy not

    *lolls*

    July 18, 2014