puss in a bag

English

noun
Definitions
  • (Jamaica) A pig in a poke.

Etymology

Compound from English puss (slang for mouth, cat, face) + English in (not, used to form chemical names of proteins, in, negative, compound-forming suffix, inch, neutral chemical compound, etc)+ English a (on, in, without, not, at, preposition, change to, or of, in such a manner, towards, in such a state, in the act of, in the direction of, in such a state condition, of, to, for)+ English bag.

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English

bag

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