pussensn.

Brit.

/ˈpʊsᵻnz/, U.S.

/ˈpʊs(ə)nz/

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: puss n.¹

Etymology: Apparently arbitrarily (apparently hypocoristic) extended form of puss n.¹, although compare later pussums n.

nursery and colloquial.

(A term of endearment for) a cat. Cf. puss n.¹ 1b.In later use chiefly with reference to James Joyce's Ulysses.

ΚΠ

1866 C. E. L. Riddell Race for Wealth I. vi. 91 ‘Oh! you dear, dear old pussens’—and the child made a dive at the tabby.

1915 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Island xvi. 163 ‘The airs that cat puts on are perfectly intolerable,’ declared Stella. ‘Him was a nice old pussens, him was,’ vowed Anne, cuddling her pet defiantly.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. iv. [Calypso] 53 Milk for the pussens, he said.

2004 N.Y. Sun (Nexis) 16 June 1 In the world of fiction, 100 years ago Leopold Bloom awoke and ‘poured a warmbubbled milk on a saucer and set it softly on the floor’ for his pussens. The rest is history.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pussens
释义	pussensn. Brit. /ˈpʊsᵻnz/, U.S. /ˈpʊs(ə)nz/ Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: puss n.¹ Etymology: Apparently arbitrarily (apparently hypocoristic) extended form of puss n.¹, although compare later pussums n. nursery and colloquial. (A term of endearment for) a cat. Cf. puss n.¹ 1b.In later use chiefly with reference to James Joyce's Ulysses. ΚΠ 1866 C. E. L. Riddell Race for Wealth I. vi. 91 ‘Oh! you dear, dear old pussens’—and the child made a dive at the tabby. 1915 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Island xvi. 163 ‘The airs that cat puts on are perfectly intolerable,’ declared Stella. ‘Him was a nice old pussens, him was,’ vowed Anne, cuddling her pet defiantly. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. iv. [Calypso] 53 Milk for the pussens, he said. 2004 N.Y. Sun (Nexis) 16 June 1 In the world of fiction, 100 years ago Leopold Bloom awoke and ‘poured a warmbubbled milk on a saucer and set it softly on the floor’ for his pussens. The rest is history. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1866
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