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puss

1[poos]
–noun
1. a cat.
2. Informal. a girl or woman: often used as a form of affectionate address.
3. British. a hare.

Origin:
1520–30; akin to D poes, LG puus-katte, dial. Sw kattepus, Norw puse(kat)


pusslike, adjective

puss

2[poos]
–noun Slang.
1. face: She smacked him in the puss.
2. mouth: Shut your puss before I shut it for you.

Origin:
1880–85; < Ir pus lip, mouth
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puss 1   (pŏŏs)   
n.  
  1. A cat.

  2. A girl or young woman.


[Probably of Germanic origin.]
puss 2   (pŏŏs)   
n.   Slang
  1. The mouth.

  2. The human face.


[Irish Gaelic pus, mouth, from Middle Irish bus, lip.]
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