pussyfoot
A teetotallerA teetotaller.
» He is pussyfooting around on our marriage.
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2 senses(countable, dated)A teetotaller.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of bluemink (“Ageratum houstonianum”).
Examples
3 sentencesHe is pussyfooting around on our marriage.
I wish she wouldn't pussyfoot about it and just say what she means.
Don't pussyfoot around the issue; do we have a problem, or don't we?
ruНе ходите вокруг да около; у нас проблемы или как? — marafon
deReden Sie nicht um den heißen Brei herum: Haben wir ein Problem oder nicht? — Hans_Adler
Origin
From pussy (“feline”) + foot; because of the light and careful tread of cats.From pussy (“feline”) + foot; because of the light and careful tread of cats.
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Forms
plural: pussyfoots| Singular | pussyfoot |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.