Meaning of tussie-mussie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A nosegay given by one person to another to convey a message in the language of flowers.
   historical
2. The pudendum muliebre.
   euphemistic, historical, humorous, vulgar

Examples

“Seruia, Plinio, Sertum è floribus, pastillus è floribus fartus. […] Vn bouquet. A garland of flowers: a nosegay: a tuzziemuzzie: a sweete posie.”

“Rosemary for remembrance, sage for long life, and roses for love were three positive messages that might have been passed on through a tussie-mussie.”

“We got as thick as we could be, And every night drank strong bohea; Says he, ‘You shall be my son-in-law, And marry the Princess Washy Taw–’ Says I, ‘Your majesty, hold your jaw! I will accept the Princess Paw— With her tuzzy muzzy, hoki poki, hunky nunky, roki boki, pulka wulka, joki koki, All in the Tongo Islands.”

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