pussy "I never forget a pussy...cat." -- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery If you've ever watched the 1997 movie Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, chances are you might have gotten a good laugh at the line above. After all, it does contain one of the more vulgar words in the English language: pussy; which is slang for vagina. But where did the term pussy come from? How was it originally used? And how do we use it today? The term pussy originated a long time ago and was used in reference (still is) to a cat. However, the German term "puse," which means vulva or the Old Norse term "puss," which means pocket or pouch are also closely related to the word pussy. Over time, this word took on a feminine connotation. For example, Philip Stubbes wrote in his 1583 book The Anatomie of Abuses, "The word pussie is now used of a woman." Pussy also means a "soft, warm, furry thing," and it was not long before it became a term of endearment towards women. In the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin written in 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe, one of the male characters says to his daughter, "What do you think, pussy?" Around the late 19th century, pussy began to take on its current sexual meaning. There was a famous vaudeville act preformed by the Barrison Sisters called "Would you like to see my pussy?" During this act, the sisters would rile up the audience with this simple question, only to lift up their skirts at the end to reveal a live kitten sewn into their underwear, with a hole created for the head of the kitten to look out. It was considered very risque and played on the double meaning of the word "pussy." Since that time, other people have used the term for sexual innuendo, like the Bond character Pussy Galore and the pop-singing group (and burlesque act) The Pussycat Dolls. In addition, there are people who just like to use "pussy" as another word for vagina, like Jay-Z sings in the song "Pussy:" "I know this girl we call her sweet cooch brown./Hands down mami had the bombest pussy in town." The term is also used to refer to a coward. For example, someone might say (usually to a male), "Don't be such a pussy." This particular meaning is believed to have evolved from the old English word "pursy," which meant "fat and short-breathed; fat, short, and thick; swelled with pampering." It wasn't long before people connected effeminate men to this term due to its direct relation to a woman's body part. Similar slang terms include: cunt, twat, poonani and coochie.

Comments

[ABBEE95]

KUCHi IS THEE BEST WORD TU USE...IKALL MAH PERIOD MAH SISTER....SO MY SISTER LEAVE && KUMS EVERY MONTH...LOL

[Nikki]

pussy cat...
but pussy alone is such a bad word...

[Paul]

I LOVE the word! I love eating me some ma fuckin' PUSSY!

[Adrianna F.]

Ok umm...9IN DIC? What are you doing on gurl.com? Is it just to say "how big" your penis is? It's probably not even that big so what is the point? I'm not dissing you, I just think that's pretty pointless.

Adrianna

[miia.]

what is wrong with some of you people?

[Rachel]

Little boys should show respect or shut the fuck up. You really know a little boy when he goes on and on like a freak. Girls are so much better than boys it's crazy. Pussy is the best slang term that I've heard. I also like cunnie. Girls forever rule the world over. Power to the Pussy!

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[raven]

ilovee it!i call boys pussies,
andd i love when lil wayne say
pussy! hehe;; what the fuck.. viginaa'
hell no! i would say that shit,iff my life dependeded on it! so pussy is so much better!
pussy ass bitch,or coochie!

[marissa]

who ever wrote that below me has serious problems-_-
anyway jay z does not refer PUSSY as a vagina
he refers it like a gentleman
plus wtf he HAS gf so why should any1 care

[Take a dump in your pussy]

ALL WOMEN should just be raped in their pussy....

Men should just tie them up and repeatedly fuck them and jizz in their faces....

RAPE all you bitches in your cunts!

Fuck your pussy! We OWN your pussy..

I'll stick my dick in you anytime I want...

I'll rape your CUNT

[jake]

I can understand people who dislike using this word. But what word do we use if we can't use vagina either? How about the "pie hole" or "the tunnel of love"? I am open to ideas. In any case. My lady prefers that I don't call it anything. She gets upset when she thinks I'm about to refer to it. This is tough. I have asked her what she wants me to call it. She says "Don't call it anything. I hate it when you give it a name!" Yikes! At least she doesn't hate it when I kiss it all over.

[Nai Nai/Queen Nai]

I hate this word. I cam back after a long time to make sure. I just hate it.

[9in dic]

hello im such in agreeance pussy is a terible werd but im happy cuz mi dic is 9.3 inches long and 3.5 inches in diameter but yes pussy iz terible

[user226]

I like the word :3 I only like it though when my boyfriend uses it. It's funny in other situations, and I think its a rather liberating word. Any other commonly used slang for "vagina" is terribly ugly. Twat is terrible. When I think of "twat" i think of me on my period, all gross and covered in blood. "Cunt" is also awful and sounds... dirty in a bad way. And any ghetto form of the word like "poonani" or something is even WORST! It sounds like a twat with STDs. Not sexy. And Vagina is NOT a sexy word. If my boyfriend turned to me and said "Mmm... Your vagina is so warm." I'd say "huh? My what?" Cause it's not sexy. It's a good scientific word, but not in the bedroom. Penis is the same thing. "Let me touch your penis." Is bleh.

So yes! Pussy is the best slang term, atlest for me.

Power to the Pussy!

[kt]

i kinda like that word..lol...and its kinda funny:)

[Rika b00]

lol pussy is funny when im calling someone a pussy....but other than that i perfer the word vagina.

[sum1 u wanna know]

i absolutely hate this word my bf asked me if he could see me pussy and i absolutely hated it. its stupid i mean do they think are vaginas or cat to pet or hold or do anything with seriously whats up with that.

[Rakia/Queen Nai]

I am tired of hearing this term so dam much. It is so dam disgusting and makes me want to puke. I don't know how this term get around to describe a female's body part when it is a cat. OMG! Yuck! It is nasty. I agree with Elle from last year. I hate it hate hate it!

[Rakia/Queen Nai]

I hate this term. Ugh!

[newsman Q]

If a picture Is worth a 1000 words, than your hooks got pussy by the word.

[Nia]

Ew, this word even SOUNDS disgusting.
Puss-eeee.

Bleh.

[Rakia]

I am said that word and uses it occasionally, but I must admit that it doesn't feel right when I say it. I just hate the word period. I hate saying it. It is not attractive. I don't even find it attractive when a guy says it;especially when they embrace and over the p(pu) sound on it. Ugh! I hate it! I rather for them to say private, love spot, or something better. Vagina sounds better. I hate that slang term. Ugh! I agree w/ everybody that made a comment about disliking the word b/c I do too. a ha ha! I hate it! How did that word develop for a human private spot anyway? I guess people try to say that is what our(females) private spot smells like that. I know that I don't smell like that, and I doubt others do. If they do, I pity and feel sorry for them. Still, that is not attractive. I don't even use the word dick. Ugh! People in the U.S. are silly. That is a term for a cat. Yuck! a ha ha!

[Tara]

The vaudeville thing cracked me up.

[babygurl]

i don't mind the word i mean its better than others. though i will admit if a guy called me that before sex it would so turn me on. but i don't like it any other time. call it extra before play

[dodoodoo]

I hate saying that word,and I personally think it's pretty gross.But,like many girls before me,it's kinda hot when a guy says it.No one else though.