PUSS

kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat

(noun) informal terms referring to a domestic cat

cunt, puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twat

(noun) obscene terms for female genitals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

puss (plural pusses)

(informal, often as a term of address) A cat.

(dated, affectionate) A girl or young woman, or any child.

(dated, hunting) A hare.

(vulgar, slang) The vulva (female genitalia).

(vulgar, slang, chiefly North America) A coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for him- or herself.

Synonyms

• (cat): moggie/moggy

Etymology 2

Noun

puss (plural pusses)

(slang) The mouth.

Synonyms

• (mouth): cakehole, gob, mush, trap

Anagrams

• PSUs, USPS, USPs, sups, susp

Source: Wiktionary


Puss (puss), n. Etym: [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.]

1. A cat; -- a fondling appellation.

2. A hare; -- so called by sportsmen. Puss in the corner, a game in which all the players but one occupy corners of a room, or certain goals in the open air, and exchange places, the one without a corner endeavoring to get a corner while it is vacant, leaving some other without one.

– Puss moth (Zoöl.), any one of several species of stout bombycid moths belonging to Cerura, Harpyia, and allied genera, esp. Harpyia vinuli, of Europe. The larvæ are humpbacked, and have two caudal appendages.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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