Definitions for puss
pʊspuss

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cunt, puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twatnoun

   obscene terms for female genitals

2. kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycatnoun

   informal terms referring to a domestic cat

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pussnoun

   Etymology: I know not whence derived; pusio, Lat. is a dwarf.

   1. The fondling name of a cat.

   A young fellow, in love with a cat, made it his humble suit to Venus to turn puss into a woman. Roger L'Estrange.

   Let puss practice what nature teaches. Isaac Watts.

   I will permit my son to play at apodidrascinda, which can be no other than our puss in a corner. Scriblerus Club .

   2. The sportsman’s term for a hare.

   Poor honest puss,
   It grieves my heart to see thee thus;
   But hounds eat sheep as well as hares. John Gay.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. puss

   Puss is a slang term for a person's face or mouth. However, in a medical context, pus is a thick yellow or green substance that is produced in a wound or as a result of infection, generally sign of the body's defence against bacteria.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pussnoun

   a cat; -- a fondling appellation

2. Pussnoun

   a hare; -- so called by sportsmen

3. Etymology: [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Puss

   pōōs, n. a familiar name for a cat: a hare, in sportsmen's language: a playful name for a child or a girl.—ns. Puss′-clov′er, the rabbit's foot or stone-clover; Puss′-gen′tleman, a dandy; Puss′-moth, a moth of the genus Cerura; Puss′-tail, a common grass with bristly spikes, belonging to the genus Setaria—also called Foxtail; Puss′y, a dim. of puss—also Puss′y-cat; Puss′y-cat, the silky catkin of various willows; Puss′y-will′ow, a common American willow, Salix discolor, with silky spring catkins.—Puss in the corner, a children's game in which the places are continually being changed, while the player who is out tries to secure one of them. [Dut. poes, puss; Ir. and Gael. pus, a cat.]

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. PUSS

   What does PUSS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PUSS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Domestic Cat
   • Female Genitalia

How to pronounce puss?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say puss in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of puss in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of puss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=puss
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=puss
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puss
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=puss