pussy

English Online Dictionary. What means pussy‎? What does pussy mean?

English

Etymology 1

From puss (“cat”) +‎ -y (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: po͝osʹi, IPA^(key): /ˈpʊ.si/
• Rhymes: -ʊsi
• Hyphenation: pus‧sy

Noun

pussy (countable and uncountable, plural pussies)

2. (informal, endearing) A cat. [from 17th c.]

   Synonyms: kitty, puss, pussy-cat; see also Thesaurus:cat
4. (vulgar, colloquial) The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina. [from 17th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina, Thesaurus:vulva

   Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:genitalia

5. Anything soft and furry; a bloom form, or catkin, as on the pussy willow. [from 19th c.]
6. (vulgar, slang, uncountable) Sexual intercourse with a woman; usually in the phrase get some pussy. [from 20th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:copulation

   I’m gonna get me some pussy tonight.
7. (derogatory, vulgar, slang) A coward; a weakling; an ineffectual, timid, or pathetic person. [from 20th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:coward, Thesaurus:milksop

   You're such a pussy!
8. (colloquial, endearing, now rare) A woman or girl, seen as having characteristics associated with cats such as sweetness. [from 16th c.]
9. (LGBTQ, vulgar) The anus of a man, usually the passive participant in gay sex.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:anus

10. (vulgar, humorous, Internet slang) Used in blends to form deliberately grotesque and unwieldy words referring to cavities. See -ussy.

    thrussy; clussy

11. (vulgar, humorous, Internet slang) A notional part of the body used during exertion of effort; usually in the form put one's whole pussy into.
12. (dated) A game of tipcat.

    Synonyms: cat, cat and dog, one-a-cat, piggy

Derived terms

Descendants

• Maori: poti, puihi

Translations

Etymology 2

From pus +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pŭs'i, IPA^(key): /ˈpʌ.si/
• Rhymes: -ʌsi
• Hyphenation: pus‧sy

Adjective

pussy (comparative pussier, superlative pussiest)

1. (medicine) Containing or exuding pus.

   Alternative form: pusy

   Synonyms: purulent, suppurant

Translations

Etymology 3

From a non-rhotic pronunciation of pursy.

Adjective

pussy (comparative more pussy, superlative most pussy)

1. (slang, dated) Alternative form of pursy.

Further reading

• “pussy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

References

• “pussy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Fielding, Lucie (2021), Trans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 96

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English pussy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.si/

Noun

pussy m (plural pussys)

1. (slang) pussy (vagina)
2. (slang) pussy (effeminate man)