pussyfoot

verb

1. (intransitive)To move silently, stealthily, or furtively.
2. (intransitive)To act timidly or cautiously.

   “— So are you going to practice what you’re preaching and stop pussyfooting around with Faye? — Hey, I’m 0 for 1 when it comes to practicing what I preach. These feet stay pussied for the time being.”

   “The TSSA union said the Government should "stop pussyfooting around" and place Euston at the heart of the transformative rail project.”

3. (intransitive)To use euphemistic language or circumlocution.

   “"Then you talk up! And plain! What's there to be so pussyfooting about?"”

noun

1. (dated)A teetotaller.

   “"We keep off that road like a pussyfoot keeps off whiskey. Get it out of your bean that we're exploring a deserted ruin."”