1. adjective /ˈpʌsi/
Containing pus.
2. noun /ˈpʌsi/
a) An affectionate term for a woman or girl, seen as having characteristics associated with cats such as sweetness.
If Lloyd George’s endearments to mistress Frances Stevenson – “My darling Pussy. You might phone… on Friday if you can come. Don’t let Hankey see you” – had been made similarly public, would he have maintained his own reputation as a towering statesman?
b) An affectionate term for a cat.
And although, as someone recently said to me, they are not "designer" (she had expected my pussies to be expensive, with a pedigree), to me my cats are the most beautiful in the world.
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