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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gussy

/ˈɡʌsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
gus-sy
IPA
/ˈɡʌsi/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dress up or decorate in a showy way.

American usage

noun

The vagina of a woman.

Humorous

noun

The anus of a woman, especially but not exclusively a trans woman.

Humorous

Example Sentences

Etymology

First use appears c. 1952, apparently from Gussy (an adjective), schoolyard slang for “overly dressed” (1940); perhaps related to gussie (“an effeminate man”) (1901) and somehow connected to Gussie, the nickname for Augusta and Augustus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gussies (present, singular) gussying (participle, present) gussied (participle, past) gussied (past) gussies (plural)

Phrases

gussy up

Rhymes With

fussy hussey debussy ducey hussy gussie bussey tussey bussie pussy bussy mussy

Questions

How do you pronounce gussy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌsi/.
What does gussy mean?
To dress up or decorate in a showy way.
Where does gussy come from?
First use appears c. 1952, apparently from Gussy (an adjective), schoolyard slang for “overly dressed” (1940); perhaps related to gussie (“an effeminate man”) (1901) and somehow connected to Gussie, the nickname for Augusta and Augustus.

How to pronounce gussy

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