pussy power

noun

Power as held by women, especially seen as coming from inherently feminine qualities or from female sexual allure.

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Meanings

nounpussy power (uncountable)
  1. USuncountablePower as held by women, especially seen as coming from inherently feminine qualities or from female sexual allure.

    Before I get accused of channelling Camille Paglia, I will clarify this point. I do not think that pussy power is the only, or even the best, form of power for women.

    2002, Kath Albury, Yes Means Yes, Allen & Unwin, published 2002, page 89
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    You have the power to bring a squeaking halt to a lot of things that are going on, and we call that pussy power. We say that political power, revolution power grows out of the lips of a pussy.

    1968, Eldridge Cleaver, Post-prison Writings and Speeches, Random House, published 1969, page 143

Origin

From pussy + power, coined by Eldridge Cleaver in 1968 (see quotations, below).

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APA

pussy power. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pussy%20power

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“pussy power.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pussy%20power. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pussy power,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pussy%20power.

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