wuss out

v. Slang

To withdraw from a commitment or course of action because of cowardice or insecurity: I was going to go into the haunted house, but then I wussed out and stayed in the car.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
PatrÍCio	pə-TREE-syoo	Portuguese
Nneka	-	Western African, Igbo
Ante (1)	-	Croatian
ŚWiĘTosŁAw	shvyen-TAW-swahf	Polish (Archaic)
Mills	[milz]
Newton	NOO-tən	English