In your reference [1], one of the answers is http://english.stackexchange.com/a/100992 http://english.stackexchange.com/a/100992: > OED gives at least two diff

In your reference [1], one of the answers is http://english.stackexchange.com/a/100992 http://english.stackexchange.com/a/100992: > OED gives at least two different senses for this word. That of female genitalia is attested as early as 1699, but it's not considered for the sense meaning "coward". The other one, which I copy below, is the purported source of pussy meaning "coward". Basically, using a pet name usually given to women, like sweetheart, princess, etc. to refer to a man mockingly. The part where making fun of a person by calling them women names is what’s not okay, regardless of whose genitalia are involved or aren’t.