Gussie

or Gus·sy

[ guhs-ee ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Augusta.

Example Sentences

She won a featured actress award for that last one, with her irrepressible turn as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins, a schemer with a heart that stays gold.

From New York Times

Young won for best featured actress in a play for her performance as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins in the revival of Ossie Davis’s satire “Purlie Victorious.”

From New York Times

“This opportunity to represent and be the first Black Gussie is huge and it feels powerful,” Brown says.

From Seattle Times

The new revival directed by Maria Friedman has been cheered for its ability to hone in on the sadness and regrets in the story, and Brown’s Gussie digs deep to show the woman’s tortured soul, usually portrayed as merely avaricious.

From Seattle Times

“I when I was creating this particular version of Gussie, the first thing I thought of was all of the Black women in the ‘50s and ’60s and ’70s who were breaking barriers,” she says.

From Seattle Times