worrywart
Meanings
Plural: worrywarts
Noun
- thinks about unfortunate things that might happen
- A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.
Origin / Etymology
From worry + wart, apparently chosen for alliteration. Presumably related to earlier worryguts. Attested 1956, but earlier examples are found in newspapers of the 1930s and 1940s.
Synonyms
bag of nerves, bundle of nerves, fuss-budget, fusspot, jitterbug, nervous Nellie, nervous wreck, neurotic, obsessive, tightass, wiener, worrier, worryguts, worrywart
Scrabble Score: 18
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