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pussy-cats

pussy-cats is the plural of pussy-cat.

Meaning of pussy-cat

Noun

pussy-cat (plural pussy-cats)

  1. (endearing, informal) A pet domestic cat; a pussy.
    • Ding dong bell,
      The Cat is in the well.
      Who put her in,
      Little Johnny Green.
      What a naughty boy was that,
      To drown poor Puſſy Cat,
      Who never did him any harm,
      And kill'd the mice in his father's barn.1795, Gammer Gurton's Garland, or, The Nursery Parnassus, Stockton: R. Christopher, page 25
  2. (informal) A gentle or soft-hearted person.
    • He looks stern, but he’s just a big pussy-cat really.
  3. The silky catkin of various willows.
  4. (dated) A sexy woman.

Questions about pussy-cats

What is pussy-cats the plural of?
Pussy-cats is the plural of pussy-cat.

Words near pussy-cats in the dictionary

  1. pussy-ass
  2. pussy-bow
  3. pussy-boy
  4. pussy-boys
  5. pussy-cat
  6. pussy-cats
  7. pussy-whip
  8. pussy-whipped
  9. pussy-whipping
  10. pussy-whips
  11. pussy-willow

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