pussycat

[ poos-ee-kat ]

noun

1. a cat; pussy.
2. Informal. a person or thing not at all threatening:

   a pussycat underneath all his gruffness.

pussycat

/ ˈpʊsɪˌkæt /

noun

1. an informal or child's name for a cat 1
2. informal.
   an endearing or gentle person

Word History and Origins

Origin of pussycat¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; pussy ¹ + cat ( def )

Example Sentences

Aidy and I wanted to do an all-girl music video, in the style of Pussycat Dolls.

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She starred in numerous Meyer movies, most notably in the cult classic Faster Pussycat!

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Whoever did what Luka Magnotta is accused of doing makes the Causeway Cannibal look like a pussycat.

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She ditched her folksy new sound for irresistible pop tunes and the scantily clad look of The Pussycat Dolls.

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Nicole Scherzinger is a two-time reality-show winner and former lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls.

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Logan wasn't much over five feet tall, and his flight suit made him look like a bald pussycat.

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The only thing I knew for sure was that I wasn't going to hand over any helpless little pussycat to a guy with eyes like that.

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He's got a head on him like an observation balloon and a tongue that feels like a pussycat's back.

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I was quite willing to believe that the titan before me was able to perform the tiger-pussycat metamorphosis.

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"I noticed the Owl and the Pussycat moored at the pier as we came by," he said.

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