pussycat
Americannoun
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a cat; pussy.
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Informal. a person or thing not at all threatening.
a pussycat underneath all his gruffness.
noun
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an informal or child's name for a cat 1
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informal an endearing or gentle person
Etymology
Origin of pussycat
First recorded in 1795–1805; pussy 1 + cat ( def. )
Example Sentences
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But I begin to wonder: Right now the lyrics are as nonsensical to her as an interspecies romance between and an owl and a pussycat, but that won’t always be the case.
From Slate • Dec. 8, 2019
In the spirit of the old nursery rhyme she is a "pussycat pussycat who met the Queen" when Her Majesty visited the cathedral in 2013.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2018
She held onto the checked shirt with a pussycat bow she wore at her 1989 trial for smacking a Beverly Hills police officer after he pulled over her Rolls-Royce Corniche convertible for a traffic violation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2018
Next to me, a young woman wearing a hand-knitted pink pussycat ski cap pecked at her phone, desperately seeking a signal.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2017
“Never take advice! Can’t keep still all day, and not being a pussycat, I don’t like to doze by the fire. I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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