gussy
gus·sy/ˈɡʌsi/verb, noun
gussy is spelled G-U-S-S-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables (gus·sy). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, gussy means “To dress up or decorate in a showy way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gussy?
| Letters | 5: G-U-S-S-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: gus·sy |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gussy?
Gussy appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gussy?
- /ˈɡʌsi/
As a noun (“The vagina of a woman”): /ˈɡʊsi/.
Gussy has 2 syllables, split gus·sy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-gussy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gussy
- gussies present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- gussying participle, present
- gussied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gussy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
USTo dress up or decorate in a showy way.
noun
- 1
vulgarThe vagina of a woman.
- 2
vulgarThe anus of a woman, especially but not exclusively a trans woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gussy come from?
First use appears c. 1952, apparently from Gussy (an adjective), schoolyard slang for “overly dressed” (1940); perhaps related to gussie (“an effeminate man”) (1901) and somehow connected to Gussie, the nickname for Augusta and Augustus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).