PUSS


Meaning of PUSS in English

~ 1

■ noun informal

1》 a cat.

2》 a coquettish girl or young woman: a glamour ~.

Origin

C16: prob. from Mid. Low Ger. pūs or Du. poes .

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~ 2

■ noun N. Amer. informal or Irish & Scottish a person's face or mouth.

Origin

C19: from Ir. pus 'lip, mouth'.

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