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scaredy cat

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scaredy cat (plural scaredy cats)

Alternative form of scaredy-cat (“coward”)

scaredy-cat (plural scaredy-cats)

A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared.

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I'm a massive scaredy cat. I'm scared of being in a fast car, I'm scared of being on a rollercoaster, I would never go skiing, I would never do anything that had the possibility of endangering my life in any way. I should get some therapy, really. Sharon Horgan

I'm actually scared of horror movies. I'm kind of Scaredy Cat when it comes to that stuff. Jennifer Love Hewitt

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