Definitions
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- adjective having unsuitable feminine qualities
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Examples
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` ` I have faith in Cissy - she made some great shots today and had a great game, '' Wiggins said.
USATODAY.com - Women's Basketball - Idaho St. vs. Stanford 2006
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Bella is chasing after Narcissa (she calls her Cissy) trying to stop her from going to see someone because it would be a betrayal of the Dark Lord (i.e. Voldemort), who told them to not tell anyone of some plan they know about.
unknown title 2009
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The woman called Cissy Fish had fallen into a cesspool and been attacked by rats.
City of Glory Beverly Swerling 2007
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The woman called Cissy Fish had fallen into a cesspool and been attacked by rats.
City of Glory Beverly Swerling 2007
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Gerty MacDowell bent down her head and crimsoned at the idea of Cissy saying an unladylike thing like that out loud she'd be ashamed of her life to say, flushing a deep rosy red, and Edy Boardman said she was sure the gentleman opposite heard what she said.
Ulysses James Joyce 1911
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"She was a few pews behind, and apparently inattentive, but a small girl called Cissy Jinks ----"
A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story Fergus Hume 1895
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McClure Morales' mother, now known as Cissy Porter, did not respond to a phone message.
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Also at 1 PM Kspaz Radio channels Kathy Garver, whom Family Affair fans know as Cissy from that classic CBS show.
Blog Talk Radio blog ChristieS 2010
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Sarah, known as Cissy, was raised as a Christian but agreed to be married in a synagogue.
NYT > Home Page By CHARLES McGRATH 2010
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Sarah, known as Cissy, was raised as a Christian but agreed to be married in a synagogue.
NYT > Home Page By CHARLES McGRATH 2010
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