Noun: pussy (plural pussies)
- (informal) An affectionate term for a cat. [from 17th c.]
- 2007, Liz Jones, "Are cats the new dogs?", The Independent, 17 Nov 07:
- And although, as someone recently said to me, they are not "designer" (she had expected my pussies to be expensive, with a pedigree), to me my cats are the most beautiful in the world.
- (colloquial, now rare) An affectionate term for a woman or girl, seen as having characteristics associated with cats such as sweetness. [from 16th c.]
- 2010, Jojo Moyes, "Why love letters are better left unread", The Telegraph, 3 Jun 2010:
Adjective: pussy (comparative pussier, superlative pussiest)
- (medicine) Containing pus.
- pussy (comparative more pussy, superlative most pussy)
- (slang, dated) Alternative form of pursy
