gussy

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gussy¹

  • /ˈɡʌsi/

Rhymes with -ʌsi

Where it comes from

First use appears c. 1952, apparently from Gussy (an adjective), schoolyard slang for “overly dressed” (1940); perhaps related to gussie (“an effeminate man”) (1901) and somehow connected to Gussie, the nickname for Augusta and Augustus.

verb gussies · gussying · gussied

  1. US To dress up or decorate in a showy way.

gussy²

  • /ˈɡʊsi/

Rhymes with -ʊsi

Where it comes from

Blend of girl + pussy, by analogy with bussy.

noun gussies

  1. Internet, humorous, vulgar The vagina of a woman. Hope y'all want it when I'm old cause I'll still be needing my gussy ate
  2. Internet, humorous, vulgar The anus of a woman, especially but not exclusively a trans woman.

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@misc{gussy_2026,
  title = {gussy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gussy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}