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pussywhip

Syllables: pussy·whip/ˈpʊsiˌ(h)wɪp/

pussywhip verb: to dominate a male partner, especially by sexual politics.

Verb

pussywhip (third-person singular simple present pussywhips, present participle pussywhipping, simple past and past participle pussywhipped)

  1. (slang, transitive) To dominate a male partner, especially by sexual politics.
    • I ain't gone never let one of them young oversexed broads get ahold of me and pussywhip me and get off into my bankroll.1993, Joseph Nazel, Black Cop
    • She was looking at him with those extraordinary baby blues of hers, great eyes — who needs to pussywhip a man when you've got eyes like those, right, Pammy?1995, Stephen King, Rose Madder

Forms of pussywhip

third-person singular presentpussywhips
present participlepussywhipping
past participlepussywhipped
pastpussywhipped
alternative formpussy-whip
alternative formpussy whip

Origin of pussywhip

From pussy + whip.

Questions about pussywhip

What does pussywhip mean?
Pussywhip means to dominate a male partner, especially by sexual politics.
What part of speech is pussywhip?
Pussywhip is a verb.
How do you pronounce pussywhip?
Pussywhip is pronounced /ˈpʊsiˌ(h)wɪp/.
What is the past tense of pussywhip?
The past tense of pussywhip is pussywhipped.

Words near pussywhip in the dictionary

  1. pussyology
  2. pussyos
  3. pussypaws
  4. pussytoe
  5. pussytoes
  6. pussywhip
  7. pussywhipped
  8. pussywhipping
  9. pussywhips
  10. pussywillow
  11. pussywillows

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