pussy
/ˈpʊsi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Anything soft and furry; a bloom form, or catkin, as on the pussy willow.
Countable; Dated; Uncountable
noun
A coward; a weakling; an ineffectual, timid, weak-spirited, or pathetic person.
Countable; Derogatory; Slang; Uncountable
noun
A woman or girl, seen as having characteristics associated with cats such as sweetness.
Archaic; Colloquial; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "I'ma get up in that body like a surgeon / Pussy wetter than a damn sea urchin"
- "When the pussies on the willow Open in the spring, If you listen very closely You will hear them sing:— We are pussies, we are pussies, though we never purr; We are gaily swinging, swinging, in our coats of fur."
- "I’m gonna get me some pussy tonight."
- "The teachers are not there to help you. Most of them are still freelancers and the last thing they want is more competition. They are there because they need a steady paycheck and they hope to score some pussy!"
- "You're such a pussy!"
Etymology
Etymology tree English puss Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pussy From puss (“cat”) + -y (diminutive suffix). Usage of the word to refer to a coward may be influenced by pusillanimous.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: Pussy
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpʊsi/
- British English: /ˈpʊsi/
Usage
Inflected Forms
pussies (plural)
pussies (present, singular)
pussying (participle, present)
pussied (participle, past)
pussied (past)
pussier (comparative)
pussiest (superlative)
more pussy (comparative)
most pussy (superlative)