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puss·y¹

(po͝os′ē)

n. pl. puss·ies

1. Informal A cat.

2. Botany A fuzzy catkin, especially of the pussy willow.

a. Vulgar Slang The vagina or vulva.

b. Offensive Slang A woman, or women, viewed as a source of sexual gratification.

c. Offensive Slang Sexual intercourse.

4. Offensive Slang

a. A person regarded as weak or timid.

b. A man regarded as unmanly.

5. Chiefly British Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.

pus·sy²

(pŭs′ē)

adj. pus·si·er, pus·si·est

Containing or resembling pus.

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pussy

(ˈpʊsɪ)

n, pl pussies

1. (Animals) Also called: puss or pussycat an informal name for a cat¹

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

3. (Games, other than specified) a rare word for tipcat

4. taboo slang the female pudenda

5. taboo slang a woman considered as a sexual object

6. taboo slang chiefly US an ineffectual or timid person

[C18: from puss¹]

Usage: Though it is 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

pussy

(ˈpʌsɪ)

adj, -sier or -siest

(Pathology) containing pus

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puss•y¹

(ˈpʊs i)

n., pl. puss•ies.

a cat, esp. a kitten.

[1575–85]

pus•sy²

(ˈpʌs i)

adj. -si•er, -si•est.

puslike.

[1840–50]

pus•sy³

(ˈpʊs i)

n., pl. -sies. Vulgar Slang.

1. the vulva or vagina.

2. sexual intercourse with a woman.

[1875–80; perhaps < Dutch, a diminutive of poes vulva, akin to Low German pūse vulva, Old English pusa bag; see purse]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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Noun	1.	pussy - obscene terms for female genitals puss, slit, snatch, twat, cunt female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny - external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals"
	2.	pussy - informal terms referring to a domestic cat kitty-cat, puss, pussycat, kitty domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis
Adj.	1.	pussy - containing pus; "a purulent wound" purulent infected, septic - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"

Translations

إمْرأة للجِنْس فَقَطعُضْو المرأة التَّناسُليقُطَيْطَه

číčakočkakotěkundapiča

kussemismissekatfisse

Muschi Schlampe Warmduscher Weichei eitrig

γατούλα πυώδης ψιψίνα

piĉo

purulento

kissimirrikisumärkäinenmärkivämirri

chatte con lâche minet minou

puncipina

kisakisikuntapíka

fica figa passera patata purulento

おまんこまんこ

putė

kaķītis, kaķukskuce, slampavagina

etterigkut poespurulent

fittekattepuskusemus pus

ciparopny

chaninhocovarde frango maricas purulento

pisică

гнойный киса киска кошечка

cic acicacickamačičkapiča

fittakissesnippa

amcıkkedipisi pisiam

作为性对象的女人女阴小猫咪阴户

pussy

[ˈpʊsɪ]

A. N

1. (also pussycat) → minino m, gatito m

2. (= female genitals) → coño m

B. CPD pussy willow N → sauce m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pussy

[ˈpʊsi] n

(= cat) → minou m

(= woman's genitals) → chatte f , minou m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pussy

(= cat) → Mieze f (inf), → Muschi f (inf)

(sl: = female genitals) → Muschi f (inf)

(esp US inf: = weakling) → Schlappschwanz m (inf), → Weichei nt (inf)

pussy

pussycat

n (baby-talk) → Miezekatze f (baby-talk)

pussyfoot

vi (inf)

(= move cautiously) → auf Zehenspitzen tappen, auf Samtpfoten schleichen

(= act cautiously) to pussy (about or around something) → (um etw) wie die Katze um den heißen Brei schleichen (inf)

pussyfooting (inf)

adj → überängstlich

n I’m fed up with his pussy → ich habe es satt, wie er immer wie die Katze um den heißen Brei schleicht

pussy willow

n → Salweide f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

puss

(pus) noun

a cat.

pussy (pusi) – plural pussies – noun

1. a cat, especially a kitten.

2. (slang, vulgar) a woman thought of as a sex object; a fuck.

3. (slang, vulgar) a woman's vagina.

ˈpussyfoot verb

to behave in a wary or timid way.

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'I'd Pussy you, young man, if I was Pussy, as you call her,' Mrs.

'Asks why not, on Pussy's birthday, and no Happy returns proposed!

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The last two lines of the stanza give us a pretty true insight into pussy's notions of human goodness.

If you don't know the cat, you had best begin by saying, "Poor pussy." After which add "did 'ums" in a tone of soothing sympathy.

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THIS is a Pussy called Miss Moppet, she thinks she has heard a mouse!

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'Pussy, grey pussy, tell us how we are to get away from the witch?'

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When they seem frightened or a little unsteady on my back I go as smooth and as quiet as old pussy when she is after a bird; and when they are all right I go on again faster, you see, just to use them to it; so don't you trouble yourself preaching to me; I am the best friend and the best riding-master those children have.

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"Pussy," said little Alice, putting out her hand, into which the cat laid a velvet paw, "you look very wise.

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Many human beings have gone to their graves unattended by as much real regret as followed that one gray pussy cat to his.

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Anne, with her soul full of romantic thrills, had no attention to spare just then for a crop-eared pussy cat.

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"The poor old Worm turns as if she was treading on him instead of cuddling him like a pussy cat.

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Lena was Pussy so often that she finally said she wouldn't play any more.

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