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pard
(noun)- an archaic word for an animal resembling a panther; see micropanther
- pawtucket
(adjective)
- see modified sphinx
- pelt
(noun)
- a cat with a particularly fine coat of fur
The pelt stretched out on the bed.
periscope tail
(noun)- a tail held high in the air with the tip curved to one side
From the bed, all I saw of the cat was his periscope tail.
- pile-driver paws
(noun)
- what a cat uses to walk all over you, particularly in tender places
The cat walked over me with pile-driver paws.
- pocket panther
(noun)
- see micropanther
pointy ends
(noun)- fangs and claws
Whilst playing, the cat deployed all five pointy ends.
- poopatorium
(noun)
- anywhere a cat decides to do his business
'The vegetable patch is not a poopatorium!' I shouted at the cat but he ignored me as usual.
- poo-poo
(noun)
- what a cat leaves behind in the garden or litter tray
The cat has done a little poo-poo amongst the begonias.
- portable pet prison
(noun)
- cat carrier
The cat sulked whilst incarcerated in his portable pet prison.
- pounce
(verb)
- [from Pounce cat treats]: to feed a cat some cat candy
Has the cat been pounced today?
- pounce paunch
(noun)
- [from Pounce cat treats]: a pendulous belly
The cat has a pounce paunch.
present the fangs
(verb)- yawn
The waking cat stretched and presented his fangs.
- pretty paws
(noun)
- paws with sheathed claws
The cat had pretty paws whilst we were playing.
- prowlette
(noun)
- a very short visit to the great outdoors; also microprowl
Because it was raining, the cat's prowl outside turned into a prowlette.
- purr box
(noun)
- where a cat manufactures purrs
The happy cat's purr box was working overtime.
purr cat, purr factory, purr monster
(noun)- see happy cat
- purr paw
(verb)
- kneading with the paws
The happy cat was purr pawing me.
- purr paws
(noun)
- kneading paws
The happy cat had purr paws.
- pussar, pusser, pussington, pusskin, pusskit
(noun)
- [from pussy cat]: a cat
Look at the little pusskit!
R
radioactive eyes
(noun)- the glowing eyes of a cat
When I got my photographs back, the pictures showed a cat with radioactive eyes.
- Ralph-cat
(noun)
- a white cat marked with a coloured mask and coloured cape over his back
That cat is a black and white Ralph-cat.
Rover Boys, The
(noun)- Rama and Kita
Mother referred to Tigger's evil step-brothers as 'The Rover Boys', because their dadcat drove a LandRover.
- rump roast
(noun)
- a Manx cat
Ralph is a rump roast.
S
- scaredy cat
(noun)
- a timid cat
That tabby is a scaredy cat.
scritch
(verb)- [from scratch + itch]: to scratch
The cat has an itch and is scritching it.
- scrub
(verb)
- a vigorous scritch
The cat likes to have his branium scrubbed.
- selective shedding
(verb)
- to shed dark fur on light-coloured surfaces and light fur on dark-coloured surfaces
The black and white cat selectively shed his white fur all over my black trousers.
- shaggy pants
(noun)
- a long-haired cat
Lola is a shaggy pants.
shmoo
(noun)- a fat cat
Dinah is a real shmoo.
- shoulder cat
(noun)
- a cat being held with his forepaws and perhaps head resting on a person's shoulder; not to be confused with an over-the-shoulder cat
The cat that I am holding is a shoulder cat.
- sing to the birds
(verb)
- to miaow or chitter at birds whilst inside the house
The cat looked out the window and sang to the birds on the lawn.
sleep off his/her kill
(verb)- what a cat does after a meal
After a breakfast of wet stuff, the cat jumped up on the bed to sleep off his kill.
snake
(verb)- to pull a piece of string or rope in order for the cat to chase it
Have you snaked the cat today?
- snarf, snark
(verb)
- to eat quickly
The cat snarfed the chicken.
- snizz
(verb)
- [from sneeze]: to sneeze
The cat always looks startled after he snizzes.
- snout
(verb)
- when a cat pushes against you with his muzzle; not to be confused with a snuzzle
The cat snouted my armpit.
- snouter
(noun)
- a cat who snouts
The snouter managed to nudge open the closet door.
snuzzle
(verb)- [from snout + nuzzle]: when a cat rubs his muzzle along you to mark you as his property
The cat just snuzzled me.
- snuzzler
(noun)
- a cat who snuzzles; also nuzzle loader
The snuzzler got cat snot all over my spectacles.
- sphinx
(adjective)
- describing a cat sitting in a position resembling an Egyptian sphinx with hind legs under the body and forelegs sticking straight out in front
The cat is sitting in a sphinx position.
- sphinx
(verb)
- to sit in a position resembling an Egyptian sphinx with hind legs under the body and forelegs sticking straight out in front
That cat is sphinxing.
squizz
(verb)- [from squeeze]: to briefly squeeze the eyes shut; usually occurs whilst blinking
The cat just squizzed me.
- stretch sphinx
(adjective)
- describing the sphinx sitting position of a cat but with front legs stretched way out in front
The cat is sitting in a stretch sphinx position.
stripey pants
(noun)- a tabby cat
Tigger is a stripey pants.
- stupey cat
(noun)
- a stupid cat (but who has to go to work every day to earn money to buy cat food, cat litter, cat toys, etc?)
That cat is a stupey cat.
swirly tabby
(noun)- the classic tabby coat pattern, with curves and circles on the sides
The swirly tabby slept in the sunshine.
Sylvester-cat
(noun)- a black cat marked with a white chest, white stomach, and perhaps white paws and tail tip; also known as a tuxedo cat
The black and white cat is a Sylvester-cat.
T
- tab
(noun)
- [from tabby]: a tabby cat
The tabby grunt growled at the interloper in the front garden.
- tabby grunt
(noun)
- [from tabby + Turkey Grunt, a cat renowned for his growling prowess]: a tabby cat who growls a lot
The tabby grunt growled at the interloper in the front garden.
tabhound
(noun)- [from tabby + hound]: a tabby cat who adores his person
The faithful tabhound went for a walk with his dadcat.
- table scrapper
(noun)
- a cat who likes to eat table scraps
The table scrapper licked his chops after finishing his portion.
- Tall Moll
(noun)
- [from tall + Molly who made a habit of standing like this]: the action of standing with the forelegs on higher ground than the backlegs
The cat did Tall Moll on my leg, trying to get to my dinner.
Tiggerish
(adjective)- the colour and markings of a standard brown mackerel-striped tabby cat
That Tiggerish and white cat is very handsome.
- tiny livestock
(noun)
- fleas
The cat has tiny livestock.
- tip
(verb)
- to move the tip of the tail
The sleeping cat is tipping his tail.
- trout
(noun)
- the word a cat has to say in order to be allowed to sit at the dinner table for a meal
I heard the cat say 'trout' but mother wouldn't let him sit at the dinner table because there were no corroborating witnesses.
turbo tabby
(noun)- an energetic tabby cat
The turbo tabby had an attack of the night crazies.
