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puss

1  [poos]
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–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)

Related forms:
pusslike, adjective
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puss [pʊs]

  1. n.
    the face. : I ought to poke you right in the puss!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

puss  (2)
"the face," 1890, slang, from Ir. pus "lip, mouth."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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