Antonyms for pussyfoot

Grammar : Verb

Spell : poos-ee-foot

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʊs iˌfʊt

Definition of pussyfoot

Origin : also pussy-foot, 1903, "tread softly," from pussy (n.1) + foot (n.). As a noun from 1911, "a detective," American English, from the nickname of U.S. government Indian Affairs agent W.E. Johnson (1862-1945), in charge of suppressing liquor traffic on Indian reservations in Oklahoma, who was noted for his stealthy tactics. Related: Pussyfooting; pussy-footed (1893).

verb be cautious

Example sentences :

Converting a pussyfoot into liquid measure with caustic soda water.
Extract from : « The Nurserymatograph » by A Lawyer

Call him a Pussyfoot as well; you cannot shake him from his pinnacle.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, February 25th, 1920 » by Various

Your king of Kusiak has to learn some time that everybody isn't going to sidestep him and pussyfoot when he's around.
Extract from : « The Yukon Trail » by William MacLeod Raine

It was to have one church, to be used by the various denominations, and to be what is now called “Pussyfoot.”
Extract from : « Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life » by Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey

Are Mr. Volstead or Mr. Pussyfoot Johnson satisfied with the present condition of things in their country?
Extract from : « My Impresssions of America » by Margot Asquith

But that is another story, and might bring Mr. Pussyfoot Johnson on the scene before his time.
Extract from : « What I Saw in America » by G. K. Chesterton

Mr. Pussyfoot Johnson has told a Glasgow audience that he is no kill-joy, but smokes cigars.
Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, October 20, 1920 » by Various

He had been called many things—loan-shark, skinflint, tightwad, pussyfoot—but he had never before been called a flirt.
Extract from : « Main Street » by Sinclair Lewis

It appears that the man called the lamp-post "Pussyfoot," and the latter promptly knocked him down.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 30th, 1920 » by Various

Synonyms for pussyfoot

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