Definition
An archaic or dialectal term for a person, particularly one who is timid, anxious, or easily frightened (like a mouse).
Etymology
Old English compound combining 'cole' or 'cool' (possibly related to fear/coldness) with 'mouse'; a folk insult suggesting someone is small, timid, and meek like a rodent.
Kelly Says
Words like 'colemouse' show how insulting someone often involved comparing them to animals—similar to calling someone a 'chicken' or 'rabbit'—revealing medieval and early modern attitudes toward courage and masculinity!
Translations
ARالعربية
فأر ذو ذيل
fa-ar dhu z-wil
BNবাংলা
লেজযুক্ত চিংড়ি
lej-yukt ching-ri
CACatalà
ratolí de cua
ra-to-li deh kua
CSČeština
myš s ocasem
mǐš s oh-ka-sem
DADansk
hale-mus
ha-le-mus
DEDeutsch
Cola-Maus
Koh-la-maus
ELΕλληνικά
μυς με ουρά
moos me oura
ESEspañol
ratón de cola
rah-ton deh koh-la
FAفارسی
موش دم بلند
moosh dam boland
FISuomi
häntähiiri
hän-ttä-hii-ri
FRFrançais
souris de queue
swee-ree deh kë
GUGU
ચાલુ માછી
cha-lu maachi
HAHA
kifi da gaba
ki-fi da ga-ba
HEעברית
עכבר עם זנב
ech-bar im zanav
HIहिन्दी
पूंछ वाला चूहा
poonch wala chūhā
HUMagyar
farokoz
fa-ro-koz
IDBahasa Indonesia
tikus ekor panjang
tee-kus eh-kor pan-jang
IGIG
ọkọ-ọkọ
oh-koh-oh-koh
ITItaliano
topo dalla coda
toh-poh dah-lla koh-dah
MSBahasa Melayu
tikus ekor panjang
tee-kus eh-kor pan-jang
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးမြင်
shwe-myin
NLNederlands
staartmuis
stai-rt-mīs
NONorsk
hale-mus
ha-le-mus
PLPolski
mysz z ogonem
mish z oh-go-nem
PTPortuguês
rato de cauda
rah-toh deh kaw-duh
RORomână
șoarece cu coada
șo-re-ce koo koh-dah
RUРусский
хвостатый мышь
hvostatiy mysh'
SVSvenska
svanssmöss
svan-ss-möss
SWKiswahili
panya na mkia mrefu
pa-nya na mk-ia m-refu
TAதமிழ்
வாலிச் செங்கோ
vaali-ch chen-go
TEతెలుగు
కొండచిలుక
kon-da-chilu-ka
THไทย
หนูหางยาว
noo haang yaaw
TLTL
damgoy na may buntot
dam-goy na may bunt-ot
TRTürkçe
kuyruklı fare
ku-yruk-lu fa-reh
UKУкраїнська
миша з хвостом
mish z khvostom
URاردو
پاسلی کی موی
paasli ki moy
VITiếng Việt
chuột đuôi dài
chuu-ot duoi dai
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ́ àwọn ẹ̀lẹ́
eh-koh awon eh-leh
ZUZU
ngwazi ezintaba
ng-wa-zi eh-zin-ta-ba