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Meanings of puss in English

Portuguese
gato
Catalan
mix

A cat that is hold as a pet.

        gato
        Portuguese
        xoxota
        Catalan
        patata
        Spanish
        patata

        Obscene terms for female genitals.

              xoxota
              Usage of puss in English
              1
              You funny puss; yes, I was talking the matter over to myself.
              A Young Mutineer
              2
              The officers and men were all very fond of poor little puss.
              What the Animals Do and Say
              3
              Every puss that came along was devoured with the same ravenous appetite.
              The Quest
              4
              You are a sly puss not to tell me if it was.
              The Black Douglas
              5
              There's sure to be another puss or two in this rough grass.
              The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story
              6
              Poor puss was nearly tired out, and could carry them no longer.
              McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader
              7
              Every one admired him, and a vainer puss never caught a mouse.
              Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag, Volume 5 / Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore, ...
              8
              The flesh was puss-filled, gangrenous, and should have stunk to high heaven.
              The Killing Dance
              9
              It is that little puss, Amy, that has made a great conquest.
              The Heir of Redclyffe
              10
              Saw you ever such a mincing puss-in-boots since the Lord made you?
              The Master of Appleby / A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part w...
              11
              And you've got him wrapped around your little finger, don't you, puss?
              Outpost
              12
              Birds don't actually create puss, and the same was likely true of dinosaurs.
              Wired
              13
              The little puss has revived the embers of gallantry in our poor recluse.
              Love and Life: An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume
              14
              But the Oscars do enjoy giving best actress to the young glamour puss.
              The Irish Times
              15
              After a few days there was leakage and puss coming from the wound.
              The Irish Times
              16
              I liked puss in the corner and didn't mind being the left-out pussy.
              A Little Girl in Old Salem
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