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A cat.countableinformaloften
- Our local theatre is showing Puss in Boots.
- Come here, puss! I've got some milk for you.
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A girl or young woman, or any child.countabledatedendearing
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A hare.countabledateduncountable
- 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 cry ſtole away.'
- '[…] It won't kill Puss any better for that.' / "'But, goodness gracious, what can that hare be made of?' I asked.
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The vulva (female genitalia).countableslanguncountable
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Sex with a woman.metonymicallyslanguncountable
- So don't know! So, what are you gonna do? Sell your birthright for a little bit of puss?
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A coward; a wuss; someone who is unable to stand up for themselves.CanadaUScountable
puss
pus6 senses · 6 ms
Level C2
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The mouth.slang
- Shut your puss before I shut it for you.
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The face.slang
- She gave him a slap in the puss.
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Alternative spelling of pus.alt-ofalternativeuncountable
- It didn't move as much, and the same teary puss leaked from its eyes.
- People called him Puss Head because if you crossed him, he went to great lengths to make sure that before you died, puss leaked from your head.