-ussy
English-language suffix derived from the word pussy
-ussy ( UUS-ee) is an English-language morpheme realized from the word pussy to create novel derived terms, implying resemblance to a vulva or vagina. Portmanteaus derived from pussy have existed in LGBTQ slang since the early 2000s, in the form bussy (boy pussy), but were popularized in the late 2010s and early 2020s on social media platforms including Tumblr and TikTok. In 2022, the American Dialect Society named -ussy their word of the year.
History
According to Université de Montréal linguist Michael Dow, portmanteaus derived from pussy first originated within LGBTQ slang, including the terms mussy (man + pussy) and bussy (boy pussy or sometimes butthole pussy) which were recorded in a gay slang dictionary in 1999 and on Urban Dictionary in 2004. Bussy is generally defined as referring to the male anus. Dow tentatively calls these terms "pussy blends", but distinguishes them from true blends, and instead categorizes -ussy as a fractomorpheme analogous to -holic (from alcoholic) and -gate (from Watergate).
The suffix was popularized by a viral Tumblr post from April 2017 that coined the term thrussy (throat + pussy, implying deep-throating). A month later, an internet meme consisting of computer-generated songs with lyrics such as "Mr. Krabs is one thicc bih, let me see that krussy", leading to further novel forms such as waussy (referencing Wario), babussy (referencing Babadook), and computussy (Karen the Computer). From June to August 2017, at least 1,338 -ussy blends appeared on Twitter.
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