Perhaps worse, the word can be used as a slur against effeminate or cowardly men. What a pussy!” Somehow, the term morphed from cat to genitals to sexist insult ― but how? Puss (minus the y), the hosts point out, predates all of this as a word referring to cats. In fact, without the chauvinism, pussy is a word ripe for a feminist take-back, less Urban Dictionary and more Pussy Riot. As Jessica Valenti tweeted, the word “pussy” on its own is, well, fine.

Source: Huffington Post October 12, 2016 12:30 UTC