Talk:Pussy
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[edit] French 'chatte'
The French word "chatte", feminine of "chat", cat, is used in the same way as a vulgar double-entendre. It would be interesting to know if any other languages do too.
- Interestingly enough, in Swedish slang another animal is used in this way. Swedish "mus" is as slang equivalent to English "pussy", and literally means "mouse". --193.11.222.179 12:38, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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- I've heard the same in Zeeland, where the word in question is "muus" (local version of "muis", the Dutch word for "mouse"). I also once saw "muis" used in an older Dutch book. Interestingly, "poes", Dutch for "pussy", is also in use here.
- Many languages use that vulva/cat double-entendre. Not rare at all. Alexander 007 07:48, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Johnny Carson story
I distinctly recall seeing that bit with Johnny Carson and Zsa Zsa Gabor on one of the Carson "best of" tapes. Thus it seems odd that he would deny it. Could someone provide some evidence for his denial and/or the interview? It'll probably take some digging. Timbo ( t a l k ) 05:34, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Hmm, check here. Timbo ( t a l k ) 23:39, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Scandinavian connection?
In what scandinavian language does "puss" mean "vulva"? In Swedish it means "kiss" ("peck" rather than "french").
- My dictionary notes pusa in dialectical Swedish and pūss (="mare's vulva" or "sack") in Icelandic. Alexander 007 08:14, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] French Connection
Shouldn't the article mention the French origins of the word? "Poisson" is the French word for fish. I've always heard that there was a major connection there.
- That sounds very unlikely, anonymous. The article should not mention that "poisson" suggestion unless you find current references that support such an etymology of Pussy. Alexander 007 07:46, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Wuss
Did somebody just make this up? A variant on this usage is wuss, a word often used as an acceptable substitute on TV and other media, which is most likely derived from combining the G-rated word "wimp" with the X-rated word "pussy". The OED mentions nothing of this etymology; sounds like the same logic which claims "shucks" is a combinaiton of shit and fuck, which it isn't. R 22:06, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- Although I doubt that "wuss" is a combo of "wimp" and "pussy", it might be worth adding into the article that pussy is a slang term for wimp or coward...or is it in there and I overlooked it? bcatt 10:45, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pussy Galore
Do you guys think the use of the name "Pussy Galore" in Goldfinger would be worth mentioning in this article (under "Popular culture")? Or is that not noteworthy enough? --Buchanan-Hermit™..contribs..speak! 00:57, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
- I think that's notable enough :) Maybe even Octopussy.Alexander 007 01:04, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Unsourced double entendre
I deleted the reference to "another double entendre" which "can be used around Thanksgiving" because it was entirely unsourced. Unless this reference appears in popular culture somewhere, it doesn't belong on this page. We could all come up with clever puns on various words (not that this one was especially clever), but that isn't what an encyclopedia entry is for. Christopher M 01:28, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Shocked and offended
I came to this website looking for an article about cats, but when I put it in the search box I was subjected to this sick filth! I demand this be rectified immediately.
- lol--SweetNeo85 20:15, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
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- Ummm sorry you may want to read wikipedia is not censored SOADLuver 22:20, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
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- Wow, you'd have to be a real dipshit to think that typing 'pussy' into the internet wouldn't get you something about the female genitals. SynthesiseD 19:47, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Deleted "double entendre"
- the title Octopussy (Eight Pussy = Ate Pussy = Cunnilingus)
This smells like original research to me. It lacks a citation, and the Octopussy article does not back up this claim either.--Eloquence* 01:33, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pussy is better if it is a virgin's cunt
"Pussy is better if it is a virgin's cunt" someone should remove that I think Bushido Brown 20:43, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
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- You could have reverted the vandal yourself. They've been warned. -- Infrogmation 01:06, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Explanation of the origin of the use of "pussy" to refer to the female anatomy.
In the past it has been explained to me by an elderly American lady born in 1901, and confirmed by 3 additional persons all from the same era and from different American geographical areas, that the word "pussy" to refer to the female anatomy originally had nothing to do with comparing it to a cat as most people believe.
Instead, it was used as an adjective to describe the physical state of the female genital area as sometimes being "pussy", in other words containing or having a puss-like substance or quality.
Originally, the female genitalia was refered to as a woman's "pussy part", and later shortened to simply "pussy". The word was originally pronounced differently, with a short vowel sound instead of the current long vowel sound. The cat comparison is mostly an assumption, but because of it's prolonged implied and assumed accuracy, may now therefore be considered as accurate as the puss reference.
I would find this information interesting, and I believe it should be added to the wiki.
I also believe that not enough of this wiki page is devoted to the other meanings of the word "pussy".
[edit] Vandalism protection
This has long been a favorite of vandals (I suspect adolescents discovering sexuality and Wikipedia at about the same time). Today it was semi-protected. I'd just as soon remove that protection. Here's my thought: This is an obvious vandalism magnet. Many legitimate editors keep it on their watchlist for this reason. Many who come here to vandalize flock to this obvious target, hence the vandals can be quickly identified. Other thoughts? -- Infrogmation 14:15, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Unprotected. -- tariqabjotu 22:12, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Please re-semiprotect it. Pussy has been vandalized so often that by now you should know all the vandals. Its edit history is an endless list of vandalize and revert. Anthony Appleyard 22:19, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- I don't understand the comment "you should know all the vandals". I have long watched this page, and warned or banned many vandals. Could you please explain what you mean? Puzzled, -- Infrogmation 22:44, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Sorry. I was not thinking straight: it is past 11 pm here in England. But my experience with Pussy and Duck is that, if they are un-protected, the vandalism restarts within a day or two. Anthony Appleyard 23:14, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- And the vandalisings and resulting reverts clutter up the page's history list, burying any genuine edits. Anthony Appleyard 08:07, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, I agree with that. My thought was that with such an infestation of vandals as we have, a few obvious targets closely monitored might serve as useful "bug zappers" to catch and stop the drive-through type vandals early. Perhaps this is a more general policy discussion that would better go elsewhere. Personally, at this point I'd favor a less vandal friendly Wikipedia at the expense of a bit of the historic openness, including greater limitations on anon editors, and a general policy of semi-protection for articles which get more vandalism than legitimate edits. Pussy is an obvious example of the latter, but alas such are numerous. I could probably find hundreds easily. My impression is that there doesn't yet seem to be consensus for greater article protection. I was more bringing up a thought than making any strong objection to protection or semi-protection for this article. It and a great many others would IMO benifit from such, but unless something else is done as well I suspect that vandalism of about equal amount would just go elsewhere on Wikipedia. Cheers, -- Infrogmation 15:54, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- I'd be inclined to support semi-protection. This page is outside of my normal travels on Wikipedia (I saw it on the page-protection list) but some of the astronomy pages I frequent are plagued by frequent vandalism. Earth, Pluto, and others have been semi-protected in the past few weeks because the signal-to-noise ratio was getting ridiculous. --Ckatzchatspy 18:58, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, I agree with that. My thought was that with such an infestation of vandals as we have, a few obvious targets closely monitored might serve as useful "bug zappers" to catch and stop the drive-through type vandals early. Perhaps this is a more general policy discussion that would better go elsewhere. Personally, at this point I'd favor a less vandal friendly Wikipedia at the expense of a bit of the historic openness, including greater limitations on anon editors, and a general policy of semi-protection for articles which get more vandalism than legitimate edits. Pussy is an obvious example of the latter, but alas such are numerous. I could probably find hundreds easily. My impression is that there doesn't yet seem to be consensus for greater article protection. I was more bringing up a thought than making any strong objection to protection or semi-protection for this article. It and a great many others would IMO benifit from such, but unless something else is done as well I suspect that vandalism of about equal amount would just go elsewhere on Wikipedia. Cheers, -- Infrogmation 15:54, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
