Children might call a child who is easily frightened a fraidy cat or a scaredy cat.
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"For example, if there's a bunch of hooligans or people playing up and a police car goes by and they all catcall at the police car all too often the police car is just going to drive by and ignore it, " he said.
Time-wasting calls this year include a woman who reported a cat had crept into her house and a call from a commuter who had missed his last train home.