octopussy

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octopussy

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Diminutive of octopus, either from octopus + -y or by analogy with pussy.

noun octopussies

  1. childish, endearing An octopus. Lovable old Sam, with as many arms as an octopussy.

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"octopussy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/octopussy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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octopussy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/octopussy

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"octopussy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/octopussy.

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@misc{octopussy_2026,
  title = {octopussy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/octopussy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}