🇬🇧 Pus meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Pus is a thick, yellowish (sometimes greenish) goo that your body makes inside an infected cut, pimple, or sore as it fights germs and tries to clean out the bad stuff.

When I saw pus in my scraped elbow, I said, "Body, I asked for healing, not mayonnaise."

The doctor said, "Pus means germs were here," and I thought, "Wow, my arm is basically a crime scene."

After I popped my zit, there was so much pus that I apologized to the mirror for the special effects.

Ella saw the pus in her pimple and whispered, "Okay, tiny volcano, you can stop erupting now."

Pus is actually made of dead germs, dead white blood cells, and other tiny bits—basically a gross victory pile showing your body won the germ battle.

A boy pricked his finger on a rusty nail. Days later the cut leaked thick yellow pus; his mum pressed and the pus oozed down. The smell of pus made him retch. The doctor cleaned out the pus, dressed the wound, and the boy sighed when the pus stopped and the pain eased.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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