English

Noun

puss ‎(plural pusses)

1. (informal) A cat.

   Our local theatre is showing Puss in Boots.‎

2. A girl or young woman.
3. (dated, hunting) A hare.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

     He then began to beat about, in the same language and in the same manner as if he had been beating for a hare; and at last cried out, "Soho! Puss is not far off. Here's her form, upon my soul; I believe I may cry stole away."

4. (vulgar, slang) **** (female genitalia).
5. (vulgar, slang, chiefly Canada, US) A coward, a wuss; someone unable to stand up for himself.

Synonyms

• (cat): moggie/moggy

Related terms

• pussy

Derived terms

• puss out

Etymology 2

Of Celtic origin, from or akin to Irish pus ‎(“mouth, lip”), from Middle Irish bus.

Noun

puss ‎(plural pusses)

1. (slang) The mouth.

   She gave him a slap in the puss.

Synonyms

• (mouth): cakehole, gob, mush, trap

Anagrams

• PSUs, sups, USPs, USPS

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʉs/

Etymology 1

From **** ‎(“to clean, polish, plaster, render”).

Noun

puss m ‎(definite singular pussen, indefinite plural pusser, definite plural pussene)

1. polish, finery
2. (a layer of) plaster (mortar), plastering
3. finery

Etymology 2

From Latin pus.

Noun

puss m, n ‎(definite singular pussen or pusset)

1. (pathology) pus (yellowish fluid from infected tissue)

Etymology 3

Apparently from Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German.

New High German Possen ‎(“coarse prank”), although superficially similar, derives via Middle High German from Old French, and is therefore probably unrelated.

Noun

puss n ‎(definite singular pusset, indefinite plural puss, definite plural pussa or pussene)

1. trick, prank

References

• “puss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From **** ‎(“to clean, polish, plaster, render”).

Noun

puss m ‎(definite singular pussen, indefinite plural pussar, definite plural pussane)

1. polish, finery
2. (a layer of) plaster (mortar), plastering
3. finery

Etymology 2

From Latin pus.

Noun

puss m, n ‎(definite singular pussen or pusset)

1. (pathology) pus (yellowish fluid from infected tissue)

Etymology 3

Apparently from Dutch Low Saxon or German Low German.

New High German Possen ‎(“coarse prank”), although superficially similar, derives via Middle High German from Old French, and is therefore probably unrelated.

Noun

puss n ‎(definite singular pusset, indefinite plural puss, definite plural pussa)

1. trick, prank

References

• “puss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɵs/

Noun

puss c

1. peck; a light or dispassionate kiss performed with closed lips, used for example as a greeting or in non-sensual/non-sexual contexts
2. a puddle, a plash

Declension

Related terms

• pussa

See also

• kyss