noun · countable / uncountable · rare

puss

puss · pusses

пастка, люк, хапка

ловушка, капкан, западня

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.

Meaning

8 senses

(countable, informal, often, term of address, uncountable)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
(countable, dated, endearing, uncountable)A girl or young woman, or any child.
(countable, dated, uncountable)A hare.
(countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar)The vulva (female genitalia).
obscene terms for female genitals
(metonymically, slang, uncountable, vulgar)Sex with a woman.
(Canada, US, countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar)A coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for themselves.
(slang)The mouth.
Shut your puss before I shut it for you.
(slang)The face.
She gave him a slap in the puss.

Examples

3 sentences

"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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Origin

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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