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puss 1

 (po͝os) Informal
n.
1. A cat.
2. Archaic A girl or young woman. Used as a term of endearment.
3. Offensive Slang A man regarded as weak, timid, or unmanly.
[Akin to Dutch poes and Middle Low German pūse, cat, probably ultimately imitative of calls used to attract cats .]

puss 2

 (po͝os)
n. Slang
1. The mouth.
2. The human face.
[Irish Gaelic pus, mouth, from Middle Irish bus, lip.]
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puss

(pʊs)
n
1. (Animals) an informal name for a cat11 See also pussy11
2. slang a girl or woman
3. (Animals) an informal name for a hare
[C16: related to Middle Low German pūs, Dutch poes, Lithuanian puz]

puss

(pʊs)
n
1. the face
2. Irish a gloomy or sullen expression
[C17: from Irish pus]
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puss1

(pʊs)

n.
1. a cat.
2. a girl.
[orig. uncertain]

puss2

(pʊs)

n. Slang.
1. face.
2. mouth.
[1880–85; < Irish pus mouth]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.puss - obscene terms for female genitalspuss - obscene terms for female genitals  
pussy, slit, snatch, twat, cunt
female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny - external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals"
2.puss - informal terms referring to a domestic cat
kitty-cat, pussy, pussycat, kitty
domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

puss

noun
1. Slang. The opening in the body through which food is ingested:
mouth.
Slang: gob, trap.
2. Slang. The front surface of the head:
countenance, face, feature (often used in plural), muzzle, visage.
Informal: mug.
Slang: kisser, map, pan.
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Translations
قِط
číča
mis
köttur
atsargiai elgtiskatytėkušysputytėvangstytis
kaķis, kaķītis
cic a

puss

[pʊs] N (= cat) → minino m, gatito m
Puss in Boots → El Gato con Botas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

puss

[ˈpʊs] n (= cat) → minou m
"puss, puss!" (calling cat) → "minou, minou, minou!"
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

puss

n (inf) → Mieze f (inf), → Muschi f (inf); puss, puss! → Miez, Miez!; Puss in Boots → der Gestiefelte Kater; she’s a sly puss (inf) → sie ist ein schlaues Ding (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

puss

[pʊs] pussy [ˈpʊsɪ] n (fam) → micio/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

puss

(pus) noun
a cat.
pussy (pusi) – plural pussies – noun
1. a cat, especially a kitten.
2. (slang, vulgar) a woman thought of as a sex object; a fuck.
3. (slang, vulgar) a woman's vagina.
ˈpussyfoot verb
to behave in a wary or timid way.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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