noun

pussy

kitty, pussy, wimp

Here, pussy, pussy, pussy!

Here, pussy, pussy, pussy!

Don't be such a pussy, just jump.

Don't be such a pussy, 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, chicken

Probably from Middle Dutch 'puse' (cat). The vulgar meanings for genitalia and a weak person developed later.

This word is highly offensive in most contexts. The 'cat' meaning is the only non-vulgar one and is less common today.

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