существительное · исчисляемое / неисчисляемое · редкое

puss

puss · pusses

ловушка, капкан, западня

пастка, люк, хапка

Falle, Falltür, Siphon

A catA cat.

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/pʊs/

» "I shall not get out of your way," said the white puss, who had got the best place first.

Значение

значений: 8

(исчисляемое, разговорное, часто, term of address, неисчисляемое)A cat.
Our local theatre is showing Puss in Boots.
Come here, puss! I've got some milk for you.
informal terms referring to a domestic cat
(исчисляемое, устаревшее, endearing, неисчисляемое)A girl or young woman, or any child.
(исчисляемое, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)A hare.
(исчисляемое, сленг, неисчисляемое, вульгарное)The vulva (female genitalia).
obscene terms for female genitals
(метонимически, сленг, неисчисляемое, вульгарное)Sex with a woman.
(Канада, США, исчисляемое, сленг, неисчисляемое, вульгарное)A coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for themselves.
(сленг)The mouth.
Shut your puss before I shut it for you.
(сленг)The face.
She gave him a slap in the puss.

Примеры

предложений: 3

"I shall not get out of your way," said the white puss, who had got the best place first.
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Puss in Boots is a character from a story.
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She just had to use her Puss-In-Boots look and I was her devoted servant.
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Происхождение

Probably from Middle Low German pūse, pūskatte or Dutch poes (“puss, cat”, also slang for

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)).

Of Celtic origin, from or akin to Irish pus (“mouth, lip”), from Middle Irish bus. Compare also Middle Low German pussen (“to kiss”), Middle High German bussen (“to kiss”).

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