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pussy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Animals, Pets
pus·sy /ˈpʊsi/ noun (plural pussies) [countable] informal  1. British EnglishHBADHP a cat – used especially by or to children 猫咪〔尤为儿语〕2. tabooHBH a very offensive word meaning a woman’s sex organs. Do not use this word. 3. American English not politeWEAK an offensive word for a man who is weak or not brave 脓包,懦夫 SYN coward
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pussyWild cats, for instance, are not particularly social creatures and these tendencies are displayed in the behaviour of our domestic pussies.
Origin pussy 1. (1700-1800) → PUSS12. (1800-1900) puss female sex organs ((17-20 centuries)), perhaps from Low German or a Scandinavian language.
pus·sy nounChineseSyllable
especially cat by a used Corpus


pussy
pussy /ˈpʊsi/ noun (plural pussies) [countable] informal
 Sense 1, 3
 Date: 1700-1800
 Origin: puss(1)
 Sense 2
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: puss 'female sex organs' (17-20 centuries), perhaps from Low German or a Scandinavian language.
1. British English a cat – used especially by or to children
2. taboo a very offensive word meaning a woman’s sex organs. Do not use this word.
3. American English not polite an offensive word for a man who is weak or not brave
   SYN  coward


pussyBrE /ˈpʊsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpʊsi/ 🔊 noun (
plural
pussies
)
a child's word for a cat (儿童用语)猫咪(taboo, slang) the female sexual organs, especially the vulva 屄;女阴