pussyfoot
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈpʊs.iˌfʊt/
pussyfoot (pussyfoots, present participle pussyfooting; past and past participle pussyfooted)
- (intransitive) To move silently, stealthily, or furtively.
- (intransitive) To act timidly or cautiously.
- 2004, Jeph Jacques, Fripp and Eno ↗
- — So are you going to practice what you’re preaching and stop pussyfooting around with Faye?
- — Hey, I’m 0 for 1 when it comes to practicing what I preach. These feet stay pussied for the time being.
- 2004, Jeph Jacques, Fripp and Eno ↗
- (intransitive) To use euphemistic language or circumlocution.
- 1946, Tennessee Williams, The Unsatisfactory Supper
- "Then you talk up! And plain! What's there to be so pussyfooting about?"
- 1946, Tennessee Williams, The Unsatisfactory Supper
- German: trippeln, auf Zehenspitzen gehen, schleichen
- German: um den heißen Brei schleichen, leisetreten
- German: um den heißen Brei reden
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