# pussy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpʊ.si/ · frequency rank #4,790

## Definitions
1. A cat.
2. The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina.
3. Anything soft and furry; a bloom form, or catkin, as on the pussy willow.
4. Sexual intercourse with a woman; usually in the phrase get some pussy.
5. A coward; a weakling; an ineffectual, timid, or pathetic person.
6. A woman or girl, seen as having characteristics associated with cats such as sweetness.
7. The anus of a man, usually the passive participant in gay sex.
8. Used in blends to form deliberately grotesque and unwieldy words referring to cavities. See -ussy.
9. A notional part of the body used during exertion of effort; usually in the form put one's whole pussy into.
10. A game of tipcat.

## Etymology
From puss (“cat”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **puts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pussy-vs-puts)
- **putty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pussy-vs-putty)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pus-vs-pussy)
- **pass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pass-vs-pussy)
- **push** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/push-vs-pussy)
- **piss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piss-vs-pussy)
- **pubs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pubs-vs-pussy)
- **pups** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pups-vs-pussy)
- **puns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puns-vs-pussy)
- **puss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puss-vs-pussy)
- **puny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puny-vs-pussy)
- **psst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-pussy)
- **pugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pugs-vs-pussy)
- **pulse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pulse-vs-pussy)
- **puppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puppy-vs-pussy)
- **purse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purse-vs-pussy)
- **palsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palsy-vs-pussy)
- **posse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posse-vs-pussy)
- **puffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffy-vs-pussy)
- **Patsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pussy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ppussy`, `psusy`, `pussyy`, `pusy`, `pusys`, `upssy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pussy