octopussy

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noun

An octopus.

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Meanings

nounoctopussy (plural octopussies)

plural octopussies

  1. childishendearingAn octopus.

    Lovable old Sam, with as many arms as an octopussy.

    1978, Ronald Pearsall, Tides of War
    2 more examples

    "Big fish like sharks and whales and—" she struggled with the word "— octopussies."

    1996, Ruth Ryan Langan, Dulcie's Gift

    The bloody sea is filled with giant, man-eating sharks, and poisonous jellyfish, and bloody poisonous octopussies.

    2004, Buck Tilton, Sex in the Outdoors

Origin

Diminutive of octopus, either from octopus + -y or by analogy with pussy.

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octopussy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octopussy

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“octopussy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octopussy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octopussy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octopussy.

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