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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pussycat1

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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