"gussy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʊsi/ Forms: gussies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊsi Etymology: Blend of girl + pussy, by analogy with bussy. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|girl|pussy}} Blend of girl + pussy Head templates: {{en-noun}} gussy (plural gussies)
  1. (Internet slang, vulgar, humorous) The vagina of a woman. Tags: Internet, humorous, vulgar
    Sense id: en-gussy-en-noun-hYUEjqwG
  2. (Internet slang, vulgar, humorous, LGBT) The anus of a woman, especially but not exclusively a trans woman. Tags: Internet, humorous, vulgar Categories (topical): LGBT
    Sense id: en-gussy-en-noun-nOeXdBQK Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡʌsi/ Forms: gussies [present, singular, third-person], gussying [participle, present], gussied [participle, past], gussied [past]
Rhymes: -ʌsi Etymology: 1952, apparently from Gussy (adjective), schoolyard slang for “overly dressed” (1940); perhaps related to gussie (“effeminate man”) (1901) and somehow connected to Gussie, the nickname for Augusta and Augustus. Head templates: {{en-verb}} gussy (third-person singular simple present gussies, present participle gussying, simple past and past participle gussied)
  1. (chiefly US) To dress up or decorate in a showy way. Tags: US Categories (topical): Clothing Derived forms: gussy up
    Sense id: en-gussy-en-verb-3-2g3S9s Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 10 90 Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 17 10 73 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 14 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 18 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 7 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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