PUSSYFOOT

sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot

(verb) to go stealthily or furtively; “..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor’s house”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

pussyfoot (third-person singular simple present pussyfoots, present participle pussyfooting, simple past and past participle pussyfooted)

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

(intransitive) To act timidly or cautiously.

(intransitive) To use euphemistic language or circumlocution.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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