poes

== English == === Alternative forms === puss === Etymology === From Afrikaans poes (“vagina”), from Dutch poes (“cat, female cat, vagina”). Doublet of puss. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pus/ Rhymes: -us === Noun === poes (South Africa, vulgar, slang) The female genitalia. (South Africa, vulgar, slang, derogatory) A disliked person. === Anagrams === opes, pose, ESOP, peso, epos, EOPs, OPEs, posé, Epos, EPOs, peos, PEOs, sope == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch poes (“female cat, vagina”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pus/ === Noun === poes (plural poese or poeste, diminutive poesie) (vulgar) vagina; female genitalia Synonyms: doos, kont, ghwar (derogatory, slang) cunt; douche; contemptible person Synonyms: doos, kont, ghwar, naai, fok, kwas ==== Descendants ==== → English: poes === Verb === poes (present poes, present participle poesende, past participle gepoes) (transitive, vulgar) to fuck up, to beat up Synonyms: opfok, bliksem, neuk == Dutch == === Alternative forms === puys (obsolete) === Etymology === Ultimately from a common Germanic word for cat, perhaps ultimately imitative of a sound made to get its attention (compare Arabic بسة). More at puss. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pus/ Hyphenation: poes Rhymes: -us === Noun === poes f (plural poezen, diminutive poesje n) a female cat Synonym: kattin (endearing) a cat of either sex (vulgar) a vagina, pussy Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina (sometimes derogatory) a woman or girl ==== Usage notes ==== In the sense “vagina” the diminutive form (poesje) is highly common. As a term for a woman it can be interpreted as offensive or sexist depending on the context. Compounds are different, snoezepoes is not offensive but pitspoes is more likely to have sexist connotations. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: poes→ English: poes Berbice Creole Dutch: pusi, pusiki → Ambonese Malay: pus → Cayuga: dagu:s (possibly via Mohawk) → Indonesian: pus → Loup A: pȣspȣs → Mahican: póschees, poschesch → Mohawk: takús → Mohegan-Pequot: bopoose → Munsee: póoshiish → Unami: pushis → Shawnee: poosiitha → Papiamentu: pushi, poesji (from the diminutive) → Sranan Tongo: puspusi → Lokono: pusu → Kari'na: pusipusi ==== See also ==== kat kater === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Poes”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. === Anagrams === epos, pose, soep, oeps, peso, opes == Estonian == === Noun === poes inessive singular of pood == Old French == === Noun === poes f pl oblique/nominative plural of poe