[pʊs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an affectionate term for a cat
(e.g: dangly baubles can be too tantalizing for even the best behaved pusses)

- a playful or coquettish girl or young woman
(e.g: you are an impudent puss, Miss Alice)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century: probably from Middle Low German pūs (also pūskatte) or Dutch poes, of unknown origin

[pʊs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person's face, mouth, or expression
(e.g: they hush up with little smiles on their pusses)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from Irish pus ‘lip, mouth’