noun

pussy

Translation

pussycat, cunt, wimp

Here, pussy, pussy, pussy!

Don't be such a pussy, just jump.

Don't be such a wimp, just jump.

((a/an)) ~ (informal) a cat. The little girl called her pussy.

((a/an)) ~ (vulgar slang) a coward or weak person. He was called a pussy for not fighting.

Synonyms: (cat) kitty; (coward) wimp, coward; (genitalia) cunt, fanny (note: 'fanny' is much ruder in UK than US)

Likely from Middle Dutch 'puse' or similar Germanic words for 'cat'. The vulgar senses are later developments.

Use with extreme caution. The primary meanings in modern English are vulgar. The 'cat' sense is dated or used with children.