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Definition of Pussy

1. Adjective. Containing pus. "A purulent wound"

2. Noun. Obscene terms for female genitals.

3. Noun. Informal terms referring to a domestic cat.

Definition of Pussy

1. n. A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl.

2. a. See Pursy.

Definition of Pussy

1. Adjective. (medicine) Containing pus. ¹

2. Noun. (context: colloquial now rare) An affectionate term for a woman or girl, seen as having characteristics associated with cats such as sweetness. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

3. Noun. (informal) An affectionate term for a cat. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

4. Noun. (vulgar slang) The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹

5. Noun. Anything soft and furry; a bloom form, or catkin, as on the pussy willow. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

6. Noun. (vulgar slang uncountable) Sexual intercourse with a woman. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹

7. Noun. (context: vulgar slang chiefly North America) A coward, a weakling; someone unable to stand up for himself. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pussy

1. full of pus [adj -SIER, -SIEST] / a cat [n PUSSIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pussy

pussers pusses pussier pussies pussiest pussification pussified pussifies pussify pussifying

pussley pussleys pusslies pusslike pussly

Literary usage of Pussy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"THE OWL AND THE pussy-CAT THE Owl and the pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a ..."

2. A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to the Present by Edmund Clarence Stedman, Ellen Mackay Hutchinson (1889)
"And soft und low the South wind blows, ''Come, pussy!" is the South wind's And through the bare fields calling goes, call— "Come, pussy! pussy Willow! ..."

3. Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher by Charles Madison Curry (1921)
"THE OWL AND THE pussy-CAT EDWARD LEAR The Owl and the pussy-Cat went to sea ... What a beautiful pussy you are!" pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl, ..."

4. Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher by Charles Madison Curry (1921)
"THE OWL AND THE pussy-CAT EDWARD LEAR The Owl and the pussy-Cat went to sea ... What a beautiful pussy you are!" pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl, ..."

5. Nature in Verse: A Poetry Reader for Children by Mary Isabella Lovejoy (1895)
"pussy Willow! Within your close, brown wrapper stir; Come out and show your ... pussy Willow! " Soon red will bud the maple trees, The bluebirds will be ..."

6. Child Life: A Collection of Poems edited by John Greenleaf Whittier (1873)
"THE Owl and the pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat; They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note. ..."

7. Teaching Poetry in the Grades by Margaret Winifred Haliburton (1911)
"THE OWL AND THE pussy-CAT The Owl and the pussy-Cat went to sea In a ... The Owl looked up to the moon above, And sang to a small guitar, " O lovely pussy! ..."

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