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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: 2003-01-19 08:17 am (UTC)From:People just have dirty minds. They want to believe words go by the naughtier meaning.
It also happens to the term "sucks," as in, "Well, this really sucks!"
I believe Sheelagh Rogers was called to task for using this "vulgar" word on CBC, but she brought in some wordy folks who proved she wasn't being risqué at all.