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tussie-mussie (TUS-ee-MUS-ee) or tuzzy-muzzy (TUZ-ee-MUZ-ee) noun
1. A small bouquet of flowers; a nosegay.
2. A cone-shaped holder for such a bouquet.
[Middle English tussemose, perhaps reduplication of *tusse.]
"A woman also had to be pretty precise about where she wore flowers. Say,
for instance, a suitor had sent her a tussie-mussie (a k a nosegay). If
she pinned it to the `cleavage of bosom,' that would be bad news for him,
since that signified friendship. Ah, but if she pinned it over her heart,
`That was an unambiguous declaration of love.'"
Meadow, James B., Rocky Mountain News, 26 Jan 1998
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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English tussemose, perhaps reduplication of *tusse.
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