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Here is the scenario:
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George goes for a walk, determined to ask Alice out to the prom. She's just a few houses away. But then it starts to rain. He turns around and goes home, because she probably didn't want to go out with him, anyway.
George is a pussy.
What is the origin of the term "pussy" in this example? Some people say it comes from pejorative use of vagina slang, but I'm not so sure of that. I think it has more in common with calling someone a "scaredy cat" or "chicken," neither of which has overtly sexual overtones (ok, maybe "chicken" does, but not in this context).
George goes for a walk, determined to ask Alice out to the prom. She's just a few houses away. But then it starts to rain. He turns around and goes home, because she probably didn't want to go out with him, anyway.George is a pussy.
What is the origin of the term "pussy" in this example? Some people say it comes from pejorative use of vagina slang, but I'm not so sure of that. I think it has more in common with calling someone a "scaredy cat" or "chicken," neither of which has overtly sexual overtones (ok, maybe "chicken" does, but not in this context).
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Re: Pussy
Date: 2003-01-20 07:16 pm (UTC)From:I was also thinking that while I've had cats, my only real experiance with rabbits has been a) a friend's pet, which was larger than I thought, and who's cage stank more than I thought a rabbit's would, and b) a yarn-spinner (literally) who attends a colonial-period craft day, and who has several angora rabbits that she spins from. They're pretty docile, but maybe they just like being petted!
The folk singer did talk about the coony-cunt connection as well :)