What does pussy foot mean?
Pussy foot means (intransitive) To move silently, stealthily, or furtively..
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/ˈpʊs.iˌfʊt/ · verb
(intransitive) To move silently, stealthily, or furtively..
— So are you going to practice what you’re preaching and stop pussyfooting around with Faye? — Hey, I’m 0 for 1 when it comes to practicing what I preach. These feet stay pussied for the time being.
The TSSA union said the Government should "stop pussyfooting around" and place Euston at the heart of the transformative rail project.
"Then you talk up! And plain! What's there to be so pussyfooting about?"
"We keep off that road like a pussyfoot keeps off whiskey. Get it out of your bean that we're exploring a deserted ruin."
Use pussy foot when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pussy foot means (intransitive) To move silently, stealthily, or furtively..
Common synonyms include pollyfox, creep, sneak, steal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
— So are you going to practice what you’re preaching and stop pussyfooting around with Faye? — Hey, I’m 0 for 1 when it comes to practicing what I preach. These feet stay pussied for the time being.
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