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  1. Pussy(cat) vs cat - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Apr 24, 2019 · What is the difference between a pussy or pussycat and just cat? According to some soft sources, such as this yahoo answers question the term pussycat is a female cat, complementing the …

  2. meaning - Use of 'pussy' as term of endearment - English Language ...

    Sep 8, 2016 · In the late 60s there was an artficial attempt to establish the term 'pussycat' as a cool term of endearment/chatup line. Fortunately it never took off and the only remnant of it is the Tom Jones …

  3. How does "pussy" come to mean "coward"? - English Language

    The word pussy is often used to mean "coward". This guy is a pussy. and I am wondering why. How are woman's genitals related to being a "coward"?

  4. Why are animal names used as vulgar slang for body parts?

    The fact that they are body parts does not make them "dirty" words; however, dictionaries recognize these words as vulgar slang, and label them as such, unlike words like, say, testicle. See entries …

  5. Origin of "I see, said the blind man, as he waved his wooden leg"

    "I see", said the blind man, as he waved his wooden leg. is an expression used by someone on whom comprehension has just dawned, or a catch-phrase addressed to that person. Sometimes it can be …

  6. nouns - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jan 19, 2015 · 2 Barenaked Bunnyrabbit Forefront Kittycat Ratfink Pussycat Sodapop Sumtotal Taperecord Tincan Admittedly, some of those would more often be written with a hyphen (or even a …

  7. What is the origin of "A cat in hell's chance"

    What is the origin of the phrase: "A cat in hell's chance"? I understand it to mean "not a chance", but it seems a very curious saying and I wonder how it originated. e.g. Bob: Do you think

  8. How to indicate something could be singular or plural

    Jan 20, 2025 · You can sometimes coalesce singular and plural forms by writing the singular form, adding a suffix to indicate the plural (e.g. stick/s, stick (s)), and using a generic determiner such as …

  9. "Hot Diggity ..." - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    The phrase "hot diggity dog!" dates to at least 1928, when Al Jolson was recorded saying "Hot diggity dog! Hot kitty! Hot pussycat! Didn't I tell you you'd love it?" after a performance of the tune "There's A …

  10. compound adjectives - "Highly skilled" or "high-skilled"? - English ...

    Aug 5, 2024 · I (Australian) have never heard "high-skilled", and on reading it I automatically wondered how it would differ from "highly skilled". As a result it suggested to me somebody who has learned …