pussycat

[ poos-ee-kat ]

noun

1. a cat; pussy.
2. Informal. a person or thing not at all threatening:

   a pussycat underneath all his gruffness.

pussycat

/ ˈpʊsɪˌkæt /

noun

1. an informal or child's name for a cat 1
2. informal.
   an endearing or gentle person

Word History and Origins

Origin of pussycat¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; pussy ¹ + cat ( def )

Example Sentences

A former member of the Pussycat Dolls, Scherzinger has a pop voice that can soar to operatic heights.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s even a winking reference to her Pussycat Dolls fame in the backstage bit that opens the second act.

From Los Angeles Times

“Dear Liam, I will forever cherish and treasure the time we shared together, from fifteen years ago when One Direction was born, right up until just a few weeks ago,” the Pussycat Dolls frontwoman wrote Thursday on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times

“I fell into that trap of buying Halloween costumes six weeks too early,” Ferguson told Page Six on Sunday night at the Broadway opening of “Sunset Boulevard” — a revival of the 1994 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical starring Nicole Scherzinger, formerly of the Pussycat Dolls.

From Los Angeles Times

And I know some of you remember the Looney Tunes cartoon mouse Speedy Gonzales, the fastest mouse in all of Mexico, “¡Arriba Arriba! ¡Ándale!” and his lethargic, useless sidekick, Slowpoke Rodriguez: “Sorry, Señor Pussycat, I can’t play wit’ ‘chu no more, it’s time for my siesta.”

From Los Angeles Times

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