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pussums, n. colloq.|ˈpʊsəmz|
[f. puss n.1 + -ums, after diddums; cf. also pussens n.]
A term of endearment for a cat; transf. applied to a sweetheart.
1924H. De Sélincourt Cricket Match iii. 54 You know Pussums mustn't be on the table. 1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §185/2 Terms of endearment,..pussums. 1950C. S. Lewis Lion, Witch & Wardrobe xiv. 141 Would you like a saucer of milk, Pussums? 1980‘D. Shannon’ Felony File vi. 147 Poems to my dear Kitty pussums. 1983Listener 6 Jan. 15/3 Jealous husbands, wives or pussums may disfigure you. |