A British informal adjective meaning cowardly — someone who's acting chicken, ducking out of a challenge, or showing a serious lack of backbone. It's the kind of word you'd throw at a mate who refuses to do something mildly scary or backs out of a dare. More playful and teasing than a harsh insult, cowardy still lands as a clear signal that someone's not stepping up. It shows up in old British playground culture and informal speech.
Don't be so cowardy — it's just a fairground ride, it won't kill you.
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(British) Cowardly.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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