Pussy
Pronunciation
- enPR: pÅs'i, IPA: /ˈpÊŒsi/
Origin 1
From pus + -y.
Synonyms
Pronunciation
- enPR: poÍos'i, IPA: /ˈpÊŠsi/
Origin 2
From puss + -y. Compare Irish pusa "pout" or "snout".
Noun
pussy
(plural pussies)- (colloquial, now rare) An affectionate term for a woman or girl, seen as having characteristics associated with cats such as sweetness. from 16th c.
- 2010, Jojo Moyes, "Why love letters are better left unread", The Telegraph, 3 Jun 2010:If Lloyd George’s endearments to mistress Frances Stevenson – “My darling Pussy. You might phone… on Friday if you can come. Don’t let Hankey see you†– had been made similarly public, would he have maintained his own reputation as a towering statesman?
- (informal) An affectionate term for a cat. from 17th c.
- 2007, Liz Jones, "Are cats the new dogs?", The Independent, 17 Nov 07:And although, as someone recently said to me, they are not "designer" (she had expected my pussies to be expensive, with a pedigree), to me my cats are the most beautiful in the world.
- (vulgar, slang) The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina. from 17th c.You have a lovely pussy!
- Anything soft and furry; a bloom form, or catkin, as on the Pussy_Willow. from 19th c.
- (vulgar, slang, uncountable) Sexual intercourse with a woman. from 20th c.I’m gonna get me some pussy tonight.
- (vulgar, slang, chiefly North America) A coward, a weakling; someone unable to stand up for himself. from 20th c.
- 2007, Matt Keating, "Do everyone a favour and don't bring your cold to work", The Guardian, 26 Nov 07:I couldn't carry the burden of shame engendered by the bully-boy advertising of "max-strength" cold and flu remedies, the obvious subtext of which is "Get to work, you pussy."
- (dated) The game of tipcat.