Fussier vs Pussier - What's the difference?
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(fussy)
Anxious or particular about petty details.
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*:It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy .
Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be ill-tempered (especially of babies).
(pussy)
(medicine) Containing pus.
* 2010 , Jojo Moyes, "Why love letters are better left unread", The Telegraph , 3 Jun 2010:
(informal) An affectionate term for a cat.
* 2007 , Liz Jones, "Are cats the new dogs?", The Independent , 17 Nov 07:
(vulgar, slang) The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina.
Anything soft and furry; a bloom form, or catkin, as on the .
(vulgar, slang, uncountable) Sexual intercourse with a woman.
* 2007 , Matt Keating, "Do everyone a favour and don't bring your cold to work", The Guardian , 26 Nov 07:
(dated) The game of tipcat.
As adjectives the difference between fussier and pussier
is that fussier is (fussy) while pussier is (pussy).fussier
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*fussy
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* See alsoSee also
* pedantic * pickypussier
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*pussy
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From pus + .Adjective
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* purulentEtymology 2
From puss + .Noun
(pussies)- If Lloyd George’s endearments to mistress Frances Stevenson – “My darling Pussy . You might phone… on Friday if you can come. Don’t let Hankey see you” – had been made similarly public, would he have maintained his own reputation as a towering statesman?
- And although, as someone recently said to me, they are not "designer" (she had expected my pussies to be expensive, with a pedigree), to me my cats are the most beautiful in the world.
- You have a lovely pussy !
- I’m gonna get me some pussy tonight.
- You are such a pussy !
- I couldn't carry the burden of shame engendered by the bully-boy advertising of "max-strength" cold and flu remedies, the obvious subtext of which is "Get to work, you pussy ."
