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octopussy en · NOUN

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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (childish, endearing) An octopus.
   • "Big fish like sharks and whales and—" she struggled with the word "— octopussies." 1996, Ruth Ryan Langan, Dulcie's Gift:
   • Lovable old Sam, with as many arms as an octopussy. 1978, Ronald Pearsall, Tides of War:
   • The bloody sea is filled with giant, man-eating sharks, and poisonous jellyfish, and bloody poisonous octopussies. 2004, Buck Tilton, Sex in the Outdoors:

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