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• Pussyfoot — This article is about a British recording act. For the Warner Bros. cartoon character see Marc Antony and Pussyfoot. Pussyfoot is also the name of a non alcoholic cocktail.Pussyfoot was the name of a British recording act of the late 1970s.The… …   Wikipedia

• pussyfoot — pus|sy|foot [ˈpusifut] v [i]also pussyfoot around/about informal to be too careful and frightened to do something, such as making firm decisions or telling someone exactly what you think ▪ You can t pussyfoot around when it comes to keeping kids… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pussyfoot — also pussyfoot around/about verb (I) informal to be too careful and frightened to do something, such as taking firm decisions or telling someone exactly what you think: Stop pussy footing around, and tell me what he said! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pussyfoot — also pussyfoot around/about verb (I) informal to be too careful and frightened to do something, such as taking firm decisions or telling someone exactly what you think: Stop pussy footing around, and tell me what he said! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pussyfoot — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, around the bush, be careful, be cautious, beat about, beat around, beg the question, bicker, boggle, cavil, choplogic, couch, crawl, creep, dodge, duck, equivocate, evade, evade the issue, fence, glide …   Moby Thesaurus

• pussyfoot — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. evade, avoid, dodge, sidestep, hedge; see also avoid , evade 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To move silently and furtively: creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal. Slang:… …   English dictionary for students

• pussyfoot — [[t]p ʊsifʊt[/t]] pussyfoots, pussyfooting, pussyfooted VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is pussyfooting around, you are criticizing them for behaving in a too cautious way because they are not sure what to do and are afraid to commit… …   English dictionary

• pussyfoot — v 1. walk on eggshells, step lightly, tread warily; creep, steal, skulk, slink, prowl, sidle, pad, U.S. Si. gumshoe; worm, worm one s way, inch along. 2. equivocate, prevaricate, hem and haw, blow hot and cold, straddle the fence; dodge, evade,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• The Age of the Pussyfoot — infobox Book | name = The Age of the Pussyfoot title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first hardcover edition (Trident Press, 1969) author = Frederik Pohl illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series …   Wikipedia

• Baccano! — Cover of the first light novel Baccano! The Rolling Bootlegs バッカーノ! (Bakkāno!) …   Wikipedia

• List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters — This is an incomplete list of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters. Contents 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z B …   Wikipedia