In Indonesia one can find a wide range of kroepoek (the 'oe' spelling betrays the Dutch influence).

[there is in Jefferson] […] evidence of a mind soured, yet seeking for popularity, and eaten to a honeycomb with ambition […]

When the going got tough, he punked out.

Since virtuous superstructions have commonly generous foundations, dive into thy inclinations, and early discover what nature bids thee to be, or tells thee thou may’st be.