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Definition of Pussyfoot

1. Verb. To go stealthily or furtively. "The children pussyfoot to the playground"; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

Definition of Pussyfoot

1. Verb. (intransitive) To move silently, stealthily, or furtively. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To act timidly or cautiously. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To use euphemistic language or circumlocution. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pussyfoot

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Literary usage of Pussyfoot

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

1. Why Europe Leaves Home: A True Account of the Reasons which Cause Central by Kenneth Lewis Roberts (1922)
"At this juncture there were alarums and trumpets without, and pussyfoot ... pussyfoot Johnson is a tall, thick-set, neutral-tinted person with a soft ..."

2. English Pageantry: An Historical Outline by Robert Withington (1920)
"... in three cases out of four the effigy in the chah- was labelled " pussyfoot." * It was a matter for comment and for reflection on the high price of ..."

3. Christianity and Progress by Harry Emerson Fosdick (1922)
"FA McKENZIE Author of Korea's Fight for Freedom" 4 'pussyfoot' 'Johnson ... DANIIL BUSS "pussyfoot" Johnson First President of the Syrian Protestant ..."

4. School Education (1907)
"Eva Dale read the following: "The pussyfoot grows in the edge of the woods and on the prairie. ... pussyfoot, or cat's foot seems an appropriate name. ..."

5. The Sporting Life and Other Trifles by Robert Lynd (1922)
"pussyfoot has won a race, though pussyfoot II. has been less lucky. The victory of Sarsaparilla at seven to one more than balances the repeated defeats of ..."

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