( cat, woman, vulva; mouth, face ) : enPR :po͝os ,IPA (key ) : /pʊs/ Rhymes:-ʊs Probably fromMiddle Low German pūse pūskatte Dutch poes ( “ puss, cat”, also slang for “vulva ” ) , ultimately from a commonGermanic imitative of a sound made to get its attention (compare Arabicبسة (bissa)).
Akin toWest Frisian poes Low German Puus Puuskatte Danish pus Swedish kattepus Norwegian pus
Found also in several other European, North African and Asian languages; compareRomanian pisică Persian پیشی ( piši ) ,Tamil பூசை ( pūcai ) ,Tagalog pusa Sardinian pisittu
puss (countable anduncountable plural pusses
( informal , often as a term of address) cat .Our local theatre is showingPuss in Boots
Come here,puss ! I've got some milk for you.
( dated , endearing ) girl or youngwoman , or anychild .( dated , hunting ) hare .1749 Henry Fielding , “In which is seen a more moving Spectacle, than all the Blood in the Bodies ofThwackum andBlifil and of Twenty other such, is capable of producing”, inThe History of Tom Jones, a Foundling A[ ndrew] Millar , [ … ] →OCLC page220 :He then began to beat about, in the ſame Language, and in the ſame Manner, as if he had been beating for a Hare, and at laſt cried out, 'Soho!Puſs is not far off. Here's her Form, upon my Soul; I believe I may cryſtole away .'
1881 i.e. ,Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ], “A Day with the Capercailzies”, in H. L. Brækstad, transl.,Round the Yule Log. Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales , London:Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington ,→OCLC page77 :'[ …] Puss any better for that.' / "'But, goodness gracious, what can that hare be made of?' I asked.
( vulgar , slang ) vulva (femalegenitalia ).( uncountable , vulgar , slang , metonymic ) Sex with a woman.1986 About Last Night So don't know! So, what are you gonna do? Sell your birthright for a little bit ofpuss ?
( vulgar , slang , chiefly Canada ,US ) coward ; awuss ; someone who is unable to stand up for themselves.OfCeltic Irish pus ( “ mouth, lip ” ) , fromMiddle Irish bus
puss (plural pusses
( slang ) mouth .Shut yourpuss before I shut it for you.
1991 New York Magazine , volume24 , number21 , page62 :Hubbert has a rasping voice and a razory laugh, and he's busy and theatrical in the worst way — a noisy performing pro with whirlwind arms and a saturninepuss .
( slang ) face .She gave him a slap in thepuss .
puss (uncountable
Alternative spelling ofpus .2010 Alien Purgatorypage 40 It didn't move as much, and the same tearypuss leaked from its eyes. 2012 Southern Suppositionpage 132 People called himPuss Head because if you crossed him, he went to great lengths to make sure that before you died,puss leaked from your head. 2016 When Crickets Crypage 267 Puss leaked out from beneath white gauze on his back and trickled down his spine.Frompusse ( “ to clean, polish, plaster, render ” ) .
puss m definite singular pussen indefinite plural pusser definite plural pussene
polish ,finery (a layer of)plaster (mortar),plastering finery FromLatin pus
puss m or n definite singular pussen or pusset
( pathology ) pus ( yellowish fluid from infected tissue ) FromMiddle Low German putze pusse posse Proto-Germanic *bautaną ( “ to hit ” ) , likely in part throughOld French boce ( “ bump ” ) . CompareGerman Posse Dutch poets
puss n definite singular pusset indefinite plural puss definite plural pussa or pussene
trick ,prank “puss” inThe Bokmål Dictionary .Frompusse ( “ to clean, polish, plaster, render ” ) .
puss m definite singular pussen indefinite plural pussar definite plural pussane
polish ,finery (a layer of)plaster (mortar),plastering finery FromLatin pus
puss m or n definite singular pussen or pusset
( pathology ) pus ( yellowish fluid from infected tissue ) FromMiddle Low German putze pusse posse Proto-Germanic *bautaną ( “ to hit ” ) , likely in part throughOld French boce ( “ bump ” ) . CompareGerman Posse Dutch poets
puss n definite singular pusset indefinite plural puss definite plural pussa
trick ,prank “puss” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .Disputed origin. Likelyonomatopoeic .
puss c
Peck ; a light or dispassionatekiss performed with closed lips, used for example as a greeting or in non-sensual/non-sexual contexts.Alternative form: pözz ( nonstandard, internet slang ) Doublet ofpussig pusta påse pösa , and pysa German Pfütze
puss c
Apuddle , aplash . 
