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pussyfoot /ˈpʊsiˌfʊt/ verb
pussyfoots; pussyfooted; pussyfooting
pussyfoot
/ˈpʊsiˌfʊt/
verb
pussyfoots; pussyfooted; pussyfooting
Learner's definition of PUSSYFOOT
[no object] informal + disapproving
: to avoid making a definite decision or stating a definite opinion because of fear, doubt, etc.犹豫不决;谨小慎微
often + around

pussyfoot

verb

pussy·​foot ˈpu̇-sē-ˌfu̇t How to pronounce pussyfoot (audio)
pussyfooted; pussyfooting; pussyfoots

intransitive verb

1
: to tread or move warily or stealthily
2
: to refrain from committing oneself
pussyfooter noun

Example Sentences

He should stop pussyfooting and tell us what he wants to do. politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues
Recent Examples on the Web What a crazy, zany coincidence that Harden pussyfooted around the controversy set off by Morey’s tweet. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Oct. 2019 Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is gonna be mad at this short-ass lede, but today there’s no need to pussyfoot around. Michael Harriot, The Root, 15 June 2018 No pussyfooting around here: Sell-offs are painful. Anna-louise Jackson, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pussyfoot was in 1903

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