pussycat
[
p
oo
s
-ee-kat]
/ˈpʊs iˌkæt/
noun
1.
a cat; pussy.
2.
Informal.
a person or thing not at all threatening:
a pussycat underneath all his gruffness.
Origin
1795-1805;
pussy
1
+
cat
1
British Dictionary definitions for
pussycat
pussycat
/
ˈpʊsɪˌkæt
/
noun
1.
an informal or child's name for a
cat
1
(sense 1)
2.
(
Brit
,
informal
) an endearing or gentle person
Slang definitions & phrases for
pussycat
pussycat
noun
A harmless, gentle, or timid person
: Iacocca is no closet pussycat masquerading as a tiger
A pleasant and amiable person;
doll
,
honey
(1859+)