Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (Aus., also pussy around) to move (in) quietly or unobtrusively.

1919		E. Dyson ‘Bricks’ in ‘Hello, Soldier!’ 31: Son pussied on his bingie [...] and he slugged a tubby Hun.
1974		J. Charyn Marilyn The Wild (2003) 123: Downtown, Isaac, that’s where we belong. Why are you pussying up here?
1975		Bulletin (Sydney) 26 Apr. 45: Marg pussies in to slew the manager and Ratty Jack is stallin’ close by waitin’ to entertain the mugs with his fit bit. I was gonna take.
2008		M. Herron Reconstruction: (2019) 195: Sam was in a hurry; he had no time to pussy around.

2. (Scot./US, also pussy around) of a man, to play sexual games, to have sexual intercourse.

1973		(con. mid-1960s) J. Patrick Glasgow Gang Observed 235: Pussyin’ aroun’ – playing about, mostly used in a sexual context.
1993		R. Shell Iced 195: I [...] partied, pussied and drugged in the early 80s.