pussy bow

plural pussy bows · alternative pussybow · alternative pussy-bow

1. A large, floppy bow on an item of clothing, often a blouse or shirt.First known use 20th c.

   When it comes to the blouse, the pussy bow is a recurring headline grabber ... think Maggie Thatcher in her super-austere 80s phase, or Maggie Gyllenhaal causing quite the stir in The Secretary.

   2009 April 11, Simon Chilvers, “Look the business: the blouse”, in The Guardian

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   Or the time, later that year, that she turned up to a presidential debate wearing a bright pink pussy-bow blouse just two days after audio had been released of her husband boasting how he likes to “grab ’em by the pussy”? The vestiary reference was, reportedly, “not intentional”.

   2024 July 20, Jemima Kelly, “Melania Trump really doesn’t care, do u?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19

   Synonyms: lavaliere, pussycat bow