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- [poo s]
- /pʊs/
- /pʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poo s]
- /pʊs/
Definitions of pusses word
- noun pusses face: She smacked him in the puss. 1
- noun pusses mouth: Shut your puss before I shut it for you. 1
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Origin of pusses
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 Pusses
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pusses 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.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
pusses usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pusses
noun pusses
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