Puss
noun
A sweet or endearing name for a cat.
Come here, puss, it's time to eat.
Often appears as...
- sweet puss
- little puss
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Informal
noun
An informal and often offensive term for a woman's face.
Wipe that grin off your puss.
Often appears as...
- wipe that puss
- grinning puss
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Slang, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
The thick yellow or green fluid produced in an infected tissue.
His wound was oozing puss.
Often appears as...
- oozing puss
- infected with puss
Usage tips
Medical
noun
A sweet or endearing name for a cat.
Come here, puss, it's time to eat.
Often appears as...
- sweet puss
- little puss
Usage tips
Informal
noun
An informal and often offensive term for a woman's face.
Wipe that grin off your puss.
Often appears as...
- wipe that puss
- grinning puss
Usage tips
Slang, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
The thick yellow or green fluid produced in an infected tissue.
His wound was oozing puss.
Often appears as...
- oozing puss
- infected with puss
Usage tips
Medical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Affectionate Term
Used when showing love or affection towards a cat, similar to a pet name.
Who's a good puss? You are!
Pro Tip 2/3Familiar Setting
Usually said by cat owners or someone familiar with the cat, not used with unknown cats.
I missed you, puss!
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Offensive
Not offensive when used for cats, but be careful: context matters with other meanings.
Puss needs her vaccination today.
Pro Tip 1/3Affectionate Term
Used when showing love or affection towards a cat, similar to a pet name.
Who's a good puss? You are!
Pro Tip 2/3Familiar Setting
Usually said by cat owners or someone familiar with the cat, not used with unknown cats.
I missed you, puss!
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Offensive
Not offensive when used for cats, but be careful: context matters with other meanings.
Puss needs her vaccination today.
Pro Tip 1/3Affectionate Term
Used when showing love or affection towards a cat, similar to a pet name.
Who's a good puss? You are!
Pro Tip 2/3Familiar Setting
Usually said by cat owners or someone familiar with the cat, not used with unknown cats.
I missed you, puss!
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Offensive
Not offensive when used for cats, but be careful: context matters with other meanings.
Puss needs her vaccination today.
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How we conquered the...
and putting them into healthy people through four or five scratches on the arm. This worked pretty well as inoculated people would not get reinfected, but it wasn't foolproof. Up to three percent of people would still die after being exposed to the puss.
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Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my...
And the fire that burned in me on day three through six of chemo is the fire that is burning in the forests of the world. I know that the abscess that grew around my wound after the operation, the 16 ounces of puss,
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Octopus vs. Octopus PIPE...
otherwise known as the white striped octopus his comparatively tiny counterpart only recently found here is Abdul puss a on us also called the shaggy octopus both mollusks spend
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Jellyfishes vs Plankton...
these shimmering comb genna's see puss burrs trap their prey with sticky net
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How we conquered the...
and putting them into healthy people through four or five scratches on the arm. This worked pretty well as inoculated people would not get reinfected, but it wasn't foolproof. Up to three percent of people would still die after being exposed to the puss.
Video examples
Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my...
And the fire that burned in me on day three through six of chemo is the fire that is burning in the forests of the world. I know that the abscess that grew around my wound after the operation, the 16 ounces of puss,
Video examples
Octopus vs. Octopus PIPE...
otherwise known as the white striped octopus his comparatively tiny counterpart only recently found here is Abdul puss a on us also called the shaggy octopus both mollusks spend
Video examples
Jellyfishes vs Plankton...
these shimmering comb genna's see puss burrs trap their prey with sticky net
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Quote examples
Tierra Whack
American Musician
I was born in the summer, but I hate it because I'm allergic to bug bites. I would go play with my cousins, and then we'd go inside and I'd have mosquito bites everywhere. But mine are different - like, they blow up with puss. It's really bad.
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Jane Kaczmarek
American Actress
I was never a glamour puss whose career was really based on a look or an attitude. I've been basically playing the same parts I am at 55 that I was at 35. I get cast as strong women, and that can be a mother or a judge or anything.
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Shaun Livingston
American Basketball Player
The knee was all deformed, bloodied up and leaking with puss. I just couldn't move it. Stiff. It was like I had a spare leg. All of my quad was skinny. It was like a pole with a pineapple in the middle of it.
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Sally Hawkins
English Actress
Being in nature is very important to me. I'm not a glamour puss.
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Tierra Whack
American Musician
I was born in the summer, but I hate it because I'm allergic to bug bites. I would go play with my cousins, and then we'd go inside and I'd have mosquito bites everywhere. But mine are different - like, they blow up with puss. It's really bad.
Quote examples
Jane Kaczmarek
American Actress
I was never a glamour puss whose career was really based on a look or an attitude. I've been basically playing the same parts I am at 55 that I was at 35. I get cast as strong women, and that can be a mother or a judge or anything.
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Shaun Livingston
American Basketball Player
The knee was all deformed, bloodied up and leaking with puss. I just couldn't move it. Stiff. It was like I had a spare leg. All of my quad was skinny. It was like a pole with a pineapple in the middle of it.
Quote examples
Sally Hawkins
English Actress
Being in nature is very important to me. I'm not a glamour puss.
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