Octopussy

Origin

Diminutive of octopus, either from octopus + -y or by analogy with pussy.

Full definition of octopussy

Noun

1. (childish or endearing) An octopus.
• 1978, Ronald Pearsall, Tides of warLovable old Sam, with as many arms as an octopussy.
• 1996, Ruth Ryan Langan, Dulcie's Gift"Big fish like sharks and whales and—" she struggled with the word "— octopussies."
• 2004, Buck Tilton, Sex in the OutdoorsThe bloody sea is filled with giant, man-eating sharks, and poisonous jellyfish, and bloody poisonous octopussies.