noun
General Slang
puss
PUSS · noun · informal
A cat
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A cat; features in proverbs like 'when puss nah deh, rat tek charge'.
“Di puss curl up pon di verandah.”
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puss In A Sentence
Di puss curl up pon di verandah.
Origin & Usage
Jamaican Patois, from English 'puss(y)cat'.
Variants
pus
People Also Ask
What does 'puss' mean in Jamaican Patois?
It simply means a cat.
What is the Jamaican 'puss' proverb?
'When puss nah deh, rat tek charge' means when the cat is away, the mice will play — the powerless take over when authority is absent.
Where does 'puss' come from?
It comes from the English 'puss' or 'pussycat', kept in Patois as the everyday word for a cat.
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