pussyfooting

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

pussyfooting

  1. present participle and gerund of pussyfoot

Noun[edit]

pussyfooting (countable and uncountable, plural pussyfootings)

  1. The use of euphemism or circumlocution.
    • 2018, Patrick Gale, Friendly Fire:
      […] spoke about homosexuality, with no pussyfootings like continence. He cited texts from St Paul and Leviticus to show that it was a sin and warned them not to be swayed […]
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