English Explanatory Dictionary

puss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cat.
  2. A girl or young woman, or any child.
  3. A hare.
  4. The vulva (female genitalia).
  5. Sex with a woman.
  6. A coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for themselves.
noun
  1. The mouth.
  2. The face.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of pus.

Pronunciation

po͝os /pʊs/ En-au-puss.ogg /pʉs/

Word forms

puss pusses

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German pūse, pūskatte or Dutch poes (“puss, cat”, also slang for “vulva”), ultimately from a common Germanic word for cat, perhaps ultimately imitative of a sound made to get its attention (compare Arabic بسة (bissa)). Akin to West Frisian poes, Low German Puus, Puuskatte, Danish pus, dialectal Swedish kattepus, Norwegian pus. Found also in several other European, North African and Asian languages; compare Romanian pisică, Persian پیشی (piši), Tamil பூசை (pūcai), Tagalog pusa and Sardinian pisittu.

Synonyms

moggie moggy cakehole gob mush trap

Related words

pussy

Derived words

beaglepuss gigglepuss glamourpuss puss caterpillar puss-gentleman puss in a bag puss in the corner pusslike puss moth puss out puss-puss sea-puss sea puss sour puss sourpuss
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