1) One who shows ignoble fear in the face of danger.
2) A person who shows a shameful lack of courage.
3) A person who shrinks from or avoids danger, pain or difficulty.
2) A person who shows a shameful lack of courage.
3) A person who shrinks from or avoids danger, pain or difficulty.
"Cowards may die many times before their deaths" - Shakespeare
"I can't do it, I'm not good enough, I'm a coward."
"I can't do it, I'm not good enough, I'm a coward."
by porcelain November 1, 2013

by Dirty Dee31 April 24, 2018

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by WhyOhWhyDoesTheWoodPeckerSigh February 6, 2018

Origin: Modern American English
1.) noun: any person(s) who is afforded an opportunity to hear the truth and chooses not accept the offer.
2.) verb: the conscious and deliberate act of denial of any and all facts that have the potential to damage one's ego
1.) noun: any person(s) who is afforded an opportunity to hear the truth and chooses not accept the offer.
2.) verb: the conscious and deliberate act of denial of any and all facts that have the potential to damage one's ego
ex: He is such a douche! I really wanted to tell him why I thought that he was such a piece of shit, but he decided to be a coward and ghost me, instead.
by .~TheVelvetHammer August 29, 2016

Someone who runs and hides when adversity strikes or shit gets real. Would rather hide than take responsibility for their actions.
"You remember that Andy guy?"
"Yeah! How are things?
"Oh well we broke up but he knocked me up and is now refusing to take any responsibility"
"What a coward!"
"I know, right... Andy is an effing coward and a fraud."
"Yeah! How are things?
"Oh well we broke up but he knocked me up and is now refusing to take any responsibility"
"What a coward!"
"I know, right... Andy is an effing coward and a fraud."
by rockstarkitten1805 December 23, 2014

Violent action carried out through cowardly attacks targeting unarmed civilians as means of coercion. Also known as "terrorism". However, the term "cowardism" is preferred over "terrorism" as it is less subjective and politically unbiased.
by cowardism-defined.org July 30, 2019

Any person or persons who choose to dedicate hours or minutes of their lives eavesdropping on conversations, spying, committing slander, stalking, etc. all because they were too afraid to say anything to the individual face-to-face. There are multiple extremely good examples of this among all groups of gossips.
"Did you hear what so-and-so did last night?"
"No, I'm not an eavesdropping coward. I actually have a life."
"Well, I..."
"I don't need to hear it. It's fine if you're a worthless coward but I'm not. Get a fucking life you two-bit LOSER. "
"No, I'm not an eavesdropping coward. I actually have a life."
"Well, I..."
"I don't need to hear it. It's fine if you're a worthless coward but I'm not. Get a fucking life you two-bit LOSER. "
by BlueDEMON15 November 20, 2011
