possum
[ pos-uh m ]
/ ˈpɒs əm /
noun
Australian.
any of various phalangers, especially of the genus Trichosurus.
Idioms for possum
- to feign sleep or death.
- to dissemble or pretend ignorance: The baseball broke the window, but the children played possum when asked who had thrown it.
play possum, Informal.
Origin of possum
1605–15,
Americanism; short for
opossum
Words nearby possum
possible,
possible world,
possibly,
possie,
posslq,
possum,
possum haw,
possy,
post,
post captain,
post chaise
Example sentences from the Web for possum
British Dictionary definitions for possum
possum
/ (ˈpɒsəm) /
noun
an informal name for opossum (def. 1)
Also called: phalanger Australian and NZ
any of various Australasian arboreal marsupials, such as Trichosurus vulpecula (brush-tailed phalanger), having dense fur and a long tail: family Phalangeridae
play possum
to pretend to be dead, ignorant, asleep, etc, in order to deceive an opponent
Idioms and Phrases with possum
possum
see play possum.