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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A cat.
  • noun Informal One who is regarded as easygoing, mild-mannered, or amiable.

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  • noun Alternative form of pussy-cat.

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  • noun a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable
  • noun informal terms referring to a domestic cat

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Examples

  • A pussycat is just as “sound” logically too, but it still is not a sufficient answer to “what’s the square root of 2?”

    A Fine-Tuned Multiverse 2010

  • Lord Mandelson the 'pussycat' reveals his softer side: Lord Mandelson, who made his name as a spin doctor and some-time political assassin, has revealed a new, softer persona, describing himself as a "pussycat" and insisting: "You can defeat people without killing them."

    Tuesday Morning Update: Mandelson is a pussy cat and he wasn't in charge, you undertand! Thatsnews 2009

  • Lord Mandelson the 'pussycat' reveals his softer side: Lord Mandelson, who made his name as a spin doctor and some-time political assassin, has revealed a new, softer persona, describing himself as a "pussycat" and insisting: "You can defeat people without killing them."

    Archive 2009-08-01 Thatsnews 2009

  • Should have known with the "pussycat" brigade all in march and april.

    VERONICA MARS Already Dead | the TV addict 2007

  • Yet another program figuratively turns female contestants into "pussycat" dolls (Pussycat Dolls Presents: The Search for the Next Doll).

    Martha M. Lauzen: Reality Showing its Age 2008

  • He chain smokes, calls women "pussycat," rides a motorcycle and totes an assault rifle.

    The Webbed Wonder 2008

  • I address everybody as "pussycat," but nobody minds, and it's a nice term of endearment.

    Proust Questionnaire: Helen Gurley Brown 2007

  • My interest is in who will take on the George Galloway 'pussycat' role as the token politician.

    Celebrity Big Brother 2007

  • At sea, he said, a ship is a "pussycat" when the ocean is calm.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • But the slow-growing 'pussycat' form may not produce any symptoms or significantly reduce lifespan.

    Home | Mail Online 2009

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