Meanings
verbpuss out (third-person singular simple present pusses out, present participle pussing out, simple past and past participle pussed out)
present singular third person pusses out · participle present pussing out · participle past pussed out · past pussed out
- intransitiveoffensiveslangvulgarTo avoid doing something due to cowardice.
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APA
puss out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puss%20out
MLA
“puss out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puss%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puss out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puss%20out.
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