Adults are rarely using the word scaredy-cat anymore. It appears as though the expression fell by the wayside some twenty or thirty years ago. A scaredy-cat is generally used to describe a person who as an excessive amount of fear.
These days men and women are opting out of using this expression to describe a person who is about to shit his or her pants. One gentlemen in a business suit stated the obvious: "If one of my friends refuses to do something because he is scared, I would never call him a scaredy-cat. He is just a big fucking pussy...that's what he is." One woman dressed in a classic pants suit stated: "I have a girl friend who is afraid to across the street during rush hour. She may be your typical scaredy-cat but I believe that she is just a pussy at heart. She needs to come out of her shell in life before she is six feet under."
I would use the word scaredy-cat to describe someone who is afraid of his/her shadow...or perhaps someone who is afraid to jump in front of a speeding bus.
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