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[Lynette]

Had a great discussion Friday night at a club. The subject arose of how the word "Pussy" has become applicable as a descriptive name for the female fun zone. No one seemed to be able to come up with a believable answer. Anyone got any ideas?

[rdmoscow1808]

Had a great discussion Friday night at a club. The subject arose of how the word "Pussy" has become applicable as a descriptive name for the female fun zone. No one seemed to be able to come up with a believable answer. Anyone got any ideas?

Cat and similar
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, puss was used as a "call-name" for cats in both German and English, but pussy was used in English more as a synonym for "cat": compare "pussycat". In addition to cats, the word was also used for rabbits and hares as well as a humorous name for tigers. In the 19th century, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the meaning was extended "in childish speech, applied to anything soft and furry", as in Pussy Willow. In thieves' slang, it meant "fur coat".

To pussyfoot around the question or point means to be evasive, cautious, or conceal one's opinions. The reference is to the careful soft tread of the cat and has no vulgar implications, other than obvious ties to weakness, which "pussy" sometimes connotes.


Genitalia
The word "pussy" often refers to the female genitalia. Used in conjunction with "some", the phrase some pussy refers to sexual intercourse itself. Most dictionaries mark the anatomical meaning as "vulgar" or "offensive" and its use is frowned upon in polite company. The German form is cognate (Fotze; compare "Puss-y" to "Fotz-e" [in the style of Futs-sy]), and the (vulgar) French term "chatte" (literally a female cat) is analogous


That explains it!! Soft, furry, petting, equals pussy.....seems simple enough to me!!