pussyfoot

Example Sentences

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The President appeared on the portico and Pussyfoot Johnson pledged to the President the cooperation of those present in enforcing Prohibition.

From Time Magazine Archive

Are Mr. Volstead or Mr. Pussyfoot Johnson satisfied with the present condition of things in their country?

From My Impressions of America by Asquith, Margot

This was accordingly done, to the immense dissatisfaction of the men, who probably regarded it as a forerunner of "Pussyfoot" legislation.

From The Days Before Yesterday by Hamilton, Frederick Spencer, Lord

"Better hurry," says I. "Maybe Pussyfoot Johnson's down there now monkeying with the constitution."

From Torchy As A Pa by Ford, Sewell

"Pussyfoot" Johnson, whose effort to prohibitionize Scotland failed recently, was discussing his failure with a New York editor.

From More Toasts by Mosher, Marion Dix