pussy

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[ poos-ee ]
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noun,plural puss·ies.
  1. Informal. a cat, especially a kitten.

  2. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a timid, passive person, especially a man.

Origin of pussy

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First recorded in 1560–70; puss1 + -y2

Words Nearby pussy

Other definitions for pussy (2 of 3)

pussy2
[ poos-ee ]

noun,plural pus·sies.Slang: Vulgar.
  1. the vulva.

  2. sexual intercourse with a woman.

  1. Disparaging and Offensive. women collectively, regarded as sex objects.

Origin of pussy

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First recorded in 1690–1700; perhaps from Dutch poesje, a diminutive of poes “cat; vulva,” akin to Low German pūse “vulva,” Old English pusa “bag”; perhaps directly from pussy1; see also purse

Other definitions for pussy (3 of 3)

pussy3
[ puhs-ee ]

adjective,pus·si·er, pus·si·est.Medicine/Medical.

Origin of pussy

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First recorded in 1885–90; pus + -y1

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How to use pussy in a sentence

  • Well, I will this time; but if he kicks pussy again, he must be put in the pit-fall—mind that, Pablo.

  • Tigers are only big cats, you know, very much bigger and stronger than your pussy.

    Mappo, the Merry Monkey | Richard Barnum
  • "That sounds as if you were a wooden pussy-cat," she said merrily.

    Patchwork | Anna Balmer Myers
  • And there's another reason for it beside my pussy willow maid's romance!

    Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort Mitchell
  • We were playing with pussy for ever so long, and look there!

    Two Little Travellers | Frances Browne Arthur

British Dictionary definitions for pussy (1 of 2)

pussy1

/ (ˈpʊsɪ) /


nounplural pussies
  1. Also called: puss, pussycat (ˈpʊsɪˌkæt) an informal name for a cat 1

  2. a furry catkin, esp that of the pussy willow

  1. a rare word for tipcat

  2. taboo, slang the female pudenda

  3. taboo, slang a woman considered as a sexual object

  4. taboo, slang, mainly US an ineffectual or timid person

Origin of pussy

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C18: from puss 1

usage For pussy

Though possibly not quite as taboo for most people as the c… word, many still consider this item out of bounds in normal conversation and writing

British Dictionary definitions for pussy (2 of 2)

pussy2

/ (ˈpʌsɪ) /


adjective-sier or -siest
  1. containing pus

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