worrywart
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
fuss-budget, fusspot, worrier, bag of nerves, bundle of nerves, jitterbug, nervous Nellie, nervous wreck, neurotic, obsessive, tightass, wiener, worryguts, worrywart
Scrabble Score: 18
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