pussywhipped

Etymology

First attested 1956. From pussy and whipped.

adj

  1. (slang, vulgar, of a man) Submissive to or dominated by one's wife or other female partner, frequently with the connotation that this submissive behavior is for the prospect of sex.
    "Pussy-whip" is marriage in its ideal condition. I am pussy-whipped and I am proud! […] Any man with responsibilities, any man with a family is pussy-whipped. 1990, Jules Feiffer, Elliot Loves, page 32
    "You have bad taste in women if you picked one who doesn't trust you enough to let you keep your friends. Or you must be the most pussy-whipped man in New York." 1993, Deborah Smith, Blue Willow, page 167
    Our first impression of Norman is that he's a nice guy, a little pussywhipped with perhaps a few issues, but nobody dangerous. 1 Dec 2004, “Psycho vs. Psycho”, in filmthreat.com, retrieved 2010-11-11
    I hear your president and prime minister, and the chairmen from the Green League, Social Democratic Party and Christian Democrats are all women. Whopa! Pussy-whipped much, Sauna Boy? Jun 23 2010, “Pussy Whipped”, in Scandinavia and the World (comic)

verb

  1. past participle of pussywhip
    Much as it pains a feminist such as myself to say so, Beckham has been grotesquely, massively pussywhipped by his talentless, ambition-hound of a wife. 14 June 2003, Paul Daley, John Mangan, quoting Julie Burchill, “Can Becks really get the boot?”, in The Age

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