tussie-mussie
Americannoun
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a small bunch of flowers or herbs.
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a cone-shaped holder for a bouquet.
Etymology
Origin of tussie-mussie
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English tusmose, tussemose; further origin uncertain; perhaps created through rhyming ( cf. razzle-dazzle ( def. ), rhyming compound based on dazzle ( def. ) )
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In order to avoid gazing on your beloved’s former make-out partners, you could stay home clutching a tussie-mussie.
From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2012
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