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poes^¹

/pus/

Rhymes with -us

Where it comes from

From Afrikaans poes (“vagina”), from Dutch poes (“cat, female cat, vagina”). Doublet of puss.

noun puss

South Africa, slang, vulgar The female genitalia.
South Africa, derogatory, slang, vulgar A disliked person.

Poes^²

proper noun

plural plural of Poe

POEs^³

noun

plural plural of POE

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

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

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@misc{poes_2026,
  title = {poes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}