- puss face
- Irish Slangbad-tempered person
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puss face
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face — n Face, countenance, visage, physiognomy, mug, puss denote the front part of a human or, sometimes, animal head including the mouth, nose, eyes, forehead, and cheeks. Face is the simple and direct word {your face is dirty} {she struck him in the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
puss — [ pus ] noun count usually singular INFORMAL 1. ) a cat: Here puss, puss, puss! 2. ) your face or mouth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
puss — n *face, countenance, visage, physiognomy, mug … New Dictionary of Synonyms
puss — puss1 [poos] n. [orig. ? echoic of the spitting of a cat: akin to Du poes, Swed dial. pus, LowG puus, cat] 1. a cat: pet name or child s term 2. a girl or young woman: term of affection puss2 [poos] n. [< Irish pus, mouth] Slang ☆ 1 … English World dictionary
face — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. facing; countenance, visage, physiognomy, lineaments, features; front, facade, facet, obverse; van, first line; prestige, reputation; effrontery, insolence; mug, map, puss, phiz (all sl.). See… … English dictionary for students
Puss Gets the Boot — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Puss Gets the Boot series = Jasper Mouse (Tom and Jerry) caption = Puss Gets the Boot title card director = William Hanna Joseph Barbera story artist = William Hanna Joseph Barbera animator = Carl Urbano… … Wikipedia
Puss 'n' Boats — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Puss n Boats series = Tom and Jerry caption = Puss n Boats title card director = Abe Levitow story artist = Bob Ogle animator = Ben Washam Ken Harris Don Towsley Tom Ray Dick Thompson voice actor =… … Wikipedia
puss — UK [pʊs] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms puss : singular puss plural pusses informal 1) a cat Here puss, puss, puss! 2) mainly American your face, or your mouth … English dictionary
puss — English has two distinct words puss. The origins of the one meaning ‘cat’ [16] are rather mysterious. It appears to have been borrowed from Middle Low German pūs, but there the trail goes cold. Since it is basically used for calling cats, it may… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
puss — n 1. American the face, mouth. A word often used in compounds such as sour puss and glamour puss , puss was a favourite word of pugilists and tough guys in the earlier 20th century. It derives from the Irish Gaelic pus, meaning mouth. ► He told… … Contemporary slang
