Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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PUSS
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
Pouting.
Use:
He has a puss on him.
He's pouting.
Derivation:
Irish 'Pus' - 'Chuir sé pus air feÃn - he pouted'.
(Dinneen)
. 'Pus' - a lip (generally in a contemptuous sense).
(Joynt)
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