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gussy

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɡʊsi/
  • rhymes with -ʊsi
  • /ˈɡʌsi/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌsi
  • CMU ARPABET: G AH1 S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The vagina of a woman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, humorous, vulgar

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The anus of a woman, especially but not exclusively a trans woman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, humorous, vulgar

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To dress up or decorate in a showy way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of girl + pussy, by analogy with bussy.

First use appears c. 1952, apparently from Gussy (an adjective), schoolyard slang for “overly dressed” (1940); perhaps related to gussie (“an effeminate man”) (1901) and somehow connected to Gussie, the nickname for Augusta and Augustus.