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by err4nt 3608 days ago
Let me introduce you to the word “pusillanimous”. It means showing a lack of courage or determination, or being timid.

So when you call somebody a 'pussy' for not having the courage to do something that has _nothing_ to do with felines or vaginas. (As most people commonly seem to think). Being a 'pussy' is short for 'pusillanimous', nothing to do with cats at all…