as in cat
a small domestic animal known for catching mice fed his pussy only the finest fish for her supper

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Noun
  • The bowls are quite deep and narrow and aren’t super easy for cats to reach, which could cause whisker fatigue.
    Molly Higgins, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • According to Arm & Hammer, cats can jump up to six times their body length in one leap, thanks to their powerful hind leg muscles and flexible spines.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The bond between Sergi and Nirvana is quite moving, but it's taken up a notch when Sergi adopted a kitten named Goku.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The death comes shortly after FWC biologists handled a litter of three kittens whose mom lost all three of her kittens from her last litter, McClatchy News previously reported.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But another presidential puss drawn into the frame — and the one most deserving of that shame at the moment — is Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
    Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
  • There were many times the dressing would unravel or not be strong enough and puss would come through.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Yet 12 league games into the season, having been handed an £80million transfer kitty, Cooper was gone.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • This '70s campy classic tells the story of an extraterrestrial kitty on the run from Earth's government. 19.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Pussy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pussy. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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