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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?

[lonely1276]

I'm thinking that it has to do with an unshaven kitty that has nice soft hair that you love to pet.

[UncleBuck]

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?

"Pussy" as a slang term for the female pudenda is thought to derive ultimately from Low German puse "vulva" or Old Norse puss "pocket, pouch". It didn't arise in English with a sexual meaning until the 19th century, but prior to that it had been used to refer to women in general (16th century). It has since also come to mean "effeminate, feeble, or homosexual men or boys and or theinfamousjax" (20th century).


and my favorite....she hates it when I call it cunt

[Lynette]

"Pussy" as a slang term for the female pudenda is thought to derive ultimately from Low German puse "vulva" or Old Norse puss "pocket, pouch". It didn't arise in English with a sexual meaning until the 19th century, but prior to that it had been used to refer to women in general (16th century). It has since also come to mean "effeminate, feeble, or homosexual men or boys and or theinfamousjax" (20th century).
and my favorite....she hates it when I call it cunt

Kind of like when she calls you a horrible fuck, or a dickless weenie?

[Lynette]

"Pussy" as a slang term for the female pudenda is thought to derive ultimately from Low German puse "vulva" or Old Norse puss "pocket, pouch". It didn't arise in English with a sexual meaning until the 19th century, but prior to that it had been used to refer to women in general (16th century). It has since also come to mean "effeminate, feeble, or homosexual men or boys and or theinfamousjax" (20th century).
and my favorite....she hates it when I call it cunt

I've heard those explanations. But, no one in the group I was with bought it. They all agreed that "pussy" was a lot more contemporary than the 19th century when referring to it.

[UncleBuck]

Kind of like when she calls you a horrible fuck, or a dickless weenie?

Excatly

[UncleBuck]

I've heard those explanations. But, no one in the group I was with bought it. They all agreed that "pussy" was a lot more contemporary than the 19th century when referring to it.

and much nicer than the c word

[evade20]

Wiki agrees with UncleBuck!


Etymology
The origins of the word are unknown. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) says that the word puss is common to several Germanic languages, usually as a call name for the cat — not a synonym for cat, as it is in English.

The Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's Third International Dictionary point out similarities with words including:

Old Norse, pūss (pocket)
Old Saxon pūse (vulva)
Old English pusa (bag)
The medieval French word pucelle referred to a young adolescent girl or a virgin, although this comes from a slang term for virginity puce (= flea) rather than referring to cats (but cf. French chatte (female cat), a current vulgarism for the female genitalia). In the 17th century, the term was also used to refer to women in general. Philip Stubbs, an English pamphleteer, wrote in his 1583 book "The Anatomie of Abuses" that "the word pussie is now used of a woman".

It has been informally suggested in folk etymology that it is a shortened form of the word "pusillanimous" which is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "showing a lack of courage or determination" or cowardly. This meaning would seem to be consistent with the intention of the word "pussy" when used as an insult toward a man. This term, however, comes from the Latin words pusillus (petty) and animus (spirit) and is unrelated to the Germanic derivations of puss and pussy.



Meanwhile, this thread is in the wrong conference! It should have been in SEx Talk.

[UncleBuck]

Wiki agrees with UncleBuck!
Etymology
The origins of the word are unknown. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) says that the word puss is common to several Germanic languages, usually as a call name for the cat — not a synonym for cat, as it is in English.

The Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's Third International Dictionary point out similarities with words including:

Old Norse, pūss (pocket)
Old Saxon pūse (vulva)
Old English pusa (bag)
The medieval French word pucelle referred to a young adolescent girl or a virgin, although this comes from a slang term for virginity puce (= flea) rather than referring to cats (but cf. French chatte (female cat), a current vulgarism for the female genitalia). In the 17th century, the term was also used to refer to women in general. Philip Stubbs, an English pamphleteer, wrote in his 1583 book "The Anatomie of Abuses" that "the word pussie is now used of a woman".

It has been informally suggested in folk etymology that it is a shortened form of the word "pusillanimous" which is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "showing a lack of courage or determination" or cowardly. This meaning would seem to be consistent with the intention of the word "pussy" when used as an insult toward a man. This term, however, comes from the Latin words pusillus (petty) and animus (spirit) and is unrelated to the Germanic derivations of puss and pussy.
Meanwhile, this thread is in the wrong conference! It should have been in SEx Talk.     

But now Explain BEAVER

[Lynette]

Wiki agrees with UncleBuck!
Etymology
The origins of the word are unknown. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) says that the word puss is common to several Germanic languages, usually as a call name for the cat — not a synonym for cat, as it is in English.

The Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's Third International Dictionary point out similarities with words including:

Old Norse, pūss (pocket)
Old Saxon pūse (vulva)
Old English pusa (bag)
The medieval French word pucelle referred to a young adolescent girl or a virgin, although this comes from a slang term for virginity puce (= flea) rather than referring to cats (but cf. French chatte (female cat), a current vulgarism for the female genitalia). In the 17th century, the term was also used to refer to women in general. Philip Stubbs, an English pamphleteer, wrote in his 1583 book "The Anatomie of Abuses" that "the word pussie is now used of a woman".

It has been informally suggested in folk etymology that it is a shortened form of the word "pusillanimous" which is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "showing a lack of courage or determination" or cowardly. This meaning would seem to be consistent with the intention of the word "pussy" when used as an insult toward a man. This term, however, comes from the Latin words pusillus (petty) and animus (spirit) and is unrelated to the Germanic derivations of puss and pussy.
Meanwhile, this thread is in the wrong conference! It should have been in SEx Talk.     

WOW! Impressive!

[misschickie]

and  much nicer than the c word

i have never been insulted by the word cunt...its just a word, and in certain circumstances, can be pretty hot.

and UB...you are very learned on the pussy.

[rdmoscow1808]

A famous pussy poem.....

I love little Pussy,
Her coat is so warm;
And if I don't hurt her,
she'll do me no harm.
So I'll not pull her tail,
Nor drive her away,
But pussy and I,
Very gently will play

[misschickie]

A famous pussy poem.....

I love little Pussy,
Her coat is so warm;
And if I don't hurt her,
she'll do me no harm.
So I'll not pull her tail,
Nor drive her away,
But pussy and I,
Very gently will play

yummm....that is sweet and sexy.

please demonstrate on me.

[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!!

[UncleBuck]

i have never been insulted by the word cunt...its just a word, and in certain circumstances, can be pretty hot.

and UB...you are very learned on the pussy.

I can never dream of knowing enough about "THE PUSSY" little grasshopper!!!
I am sorry for using the C word hope I did not offend Lynette :


But I would love to show you what I do know though MC

[ddd35]

Kind of like when she calls you a horrible fuck, or a dickless weenie?

Shit you bug my house ?

[Lynette]

Shit you bug my house ? 

[ddd35]