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- [poo s]
- /pʊs/
- /pʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poo s]
- /pʊs/
Definitions of puss word
- noun puss face: She smacked him in the puss. 1
- noun puss mouth: Shut your puss before I shut it for you. 1
- noun puss cat: affectionate term 1
- countable noun puss People sometimes call a cat by saying 'Puss'. 0
- noun puss a girl or woman 0
- noun puss the face 0
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Origin of puss
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; akin to Dutch poes, Low German puus-katte, dialectal Swedish kattepus, Norwegian puse(kat)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Puss
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puss popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
puss usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for puss
noun puss
- biscuit — A biscuit is a small flat cake that is crisp and usually sweet.
- bobcat — A bobcat is an animal in the cat family which has reddish-brown fur with dark spots or stripes and a short tail. Bobcats live in North America.
- cat — A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws. Cats are often kept as pets.
- cheetah — A cheetah is a wild animal that looks like a large cat with black spots on its body. Cheetahs can run very fast.
- cunt — Cunt is an offensive word that some people use to refer to a woman's vagina.
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