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Floofshay (floofinition) – walk in an ostentatious yet slow and casual manner, smelling objects, sometimes pausing to stretch, and stopping to listen to noises.
In use: “Opening the door, he let the cats and dogs out and watched, admiring their sashay through the garden.”
Floofling (floofinition) – romance between housepets. synonym: floofmance.
In use: “The pittie and the tabby from next door had a floofling, leaving their houses each day to find one another. Meeting, they often gave one another thorough kisses. Both were depressed when the tabby moved away.”
Floofering (floofinition) – a housepet’s act of eating anything dropped on the floor.
In use: “His five year old beagle, Max, rescued from a kill shelter, proved to be a proficient sweeper, floofering up lunch meat, peas, blueberries, and whatever else fell as he prepared his meal, delighting both him and the dog.”
Floofrouche (floofinition) – a wild or unruly housepet
In use: “They thought the German Shepherd would calm and mature as she aged, but she remained floofrouche, rambunctious, loving, and playful company to all of the house’s furry residents and people.”
Vofloofminous (floofinition) – housepet with a loose, billowing fur.
In use: “The most amazing thing about the miniature collie was its vofloofminous, which made the little dog appear about five times larger than it was.”
Floofpas (floofinition) – an embarrassing act a housepet does in a social situation.
In use: “In a classic floofpas, as her friend reached her, her dog went forward and tried humping her friend’s leg.”
Floofburger (floofinition) human food prepared for and served to housepets; (slang) an affectionate term for a pet who begs for or steals human food.
In use: “When he grilled his chicken kebabs, he always planned a floofburger, grilling a special kebab for the cats. They started begging for it as soon as it hit the grill.”
Flooforous (floofintion) – a pleasant sound made by a housepet.
In use: “Daisy’s flooforous barking announced how happy the golden retriever was to see him.”
Mewincholy (floofinition) – a housecat’s sound of pensive sadness, often with no discernible cause.
In use: “Sitting in the living room, not far from him as he read his book, his cat released a a deep mewincholy, breaking his focus. “What is it?” he asked, staring at his fur friend. In response, she turned to him and unleashed a softer rendition of the same sound.”
Once again, a debt is owed to the house clowder for coming up with a song. One cat was briefly absent, prompting me to say, “Where have you gone?” That was enough to let “Good Thing” (1989) by Fine Young Cannibals shoot into the morning stream. The cat turned up almost immediately after I began singing the song. My cats are always curious about me when I start talking, singing, or typing, apparently thinking, “What’s that sound he’s making? I better go check on him to see if he’s okay.”
Michael Seidel, writer 