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Pussyfoot

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A teetotaller. dated

    ""We keep off that road like a pussyfoot keeps off whiskey. Get it out of your bean that we're exploring a deserted ruin.""

Verb
  1. 1
    To move silently, stealthily, or furtively. intransitive
  2. 2
    to go stealthily or furtively wordnet
  3. 3
    To act timidly or cautiously. intransitive

    "— So are you going to practice what you’re preaching and stop pussyfooting around with Faye? — Hey, I’m 0 for 1 when it comes to practicing what I preach. These feet stay pussied for the time being."

  4. 4
    To use euphemistic language or circumlocution. intransitive

    ""Then you talk up! And plain! What's there to be so pussyfooting about?""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pussy (“feline”) + foot; because of the light and careful tread of cats.

Etymology 2

From pussy (“feline”) + foot; because of the light and careful tread of cats.

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