Pussywhipped

//ˈpʊsiˌ(h)wɪpt// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of pussywhip form-of, participle, past

    "Much as it pains a feminist such as myself to say so, Beckham has been grotesquely, massively pussywhipped by his talentless, ambition-hound of a wife."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Submissive to or dominated by one's wife or other female partner, frequently with the connotation that this submissive behavior is for the prospect of sex. slang, vulgar

    ""Pussy-whip" is marriage in its ideal condition. I am pussy-whipped and I am proud! […] Any man with responsibilities, any man with a family is pussy-whipped."

Example

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""Pussy-whip" is marriage in its ideal condition. I am pussy-whipped and I am proud! […] Any man with responsibilities, any man with a family is pussy-whipped."

Etymology

First attested 1956. From pussy and whipped.

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