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Making A Sissy

Posted by James Briggs on August 18, 2003

In Reply to: Making A Sissy posted by T. Justin White on August 18, 2003

: Yeah I'd figured that but I'm looking more for a where and a when.

: : I'd guess that it comes from the "sissss" sound of the stream of liquid. (Also USA)

I've never heard it here in Britain. It sounds 'baby talk'. In that case, our phrase is 'wee wee'. However, 'sissy' is a word we use - for a timid, non-daredevil type person, usually a child.

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