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octopussy

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ὀκτώπους
  2. borrowed from octōpūs
  3. formed as octopussy — “octopus + -y”

Definitions

  1. An octopus.

    • Lovable old Sam, with as many arms as an octopussy.
    • "Big fish like sharks and whales and—" she struggled with the word "— octopussies."
    • The bloody sea is filled with giant, man-eating sharks, and poisonous jellyfish, and bloody poisonous octopussies.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA