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Floofhold (floofinition) –
1. A tenuous grasp on a housepet.
2. A housepet’s tenous grip on an object.
3. Delaying an event or an activity due to a housepet’s situation or location.
In use: “He wanted to vacuum the house, but, not wanting to disturb the sleeping cats and dogs, was forced into a floofhold.”
Fyck-floof (floofinition) – restless housepet(s)
In use: “The pets were locked in the house because of the severe cold, and were soon fyck-floof, cruisin’, stalkin’, explorin’, and pouncin’ to spill energy. Soon that agitated the others, and I had fyck-floof of all ages in every room.”
NIMS (floofinition) – a rare floofinition that doesn’t include ‘floof’ as part of the word or phrase, NIMS is a shorthand reference that means ‘not in my space’, which is a housepet’s policy of not allowing another housepet in their personal area.
In use: “The small calico with the white neck and silky belly weighed under eight pounds but employed a strict NIMS philosophy, warning other pets with deep growls that were amazingly effective in prompting meek, hasty retreats.”
Flooftorial (floofinition) – a period of instruction given by one housepet to an individual or very small group of housepets.
In use: “Although he was a large Golden Retriever, after he was introduced to the small black and white orphaned kitten, he began flooftorials, teaching the tiny creature how to eat, drink water, play and clean himself, while comforting him and keeping him warm.”
Floofmation (floofinition) – a state or condition of sluggishness, inactivity, or torpor often exhibited by housepets during extended periods of low temperature.
In use: “Falling rain and cold temperatures meant the pets were staying in, finding a place to enter floofmation to endure the wretched conditions.”
Floofmania (floofinition) – excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm for housepets.
In use: “So many Internet sites dedicated to sharing information about cats, dogs, and other housepets, one would think the floofmania grips the world.”
Stalefloof (floofinition) – a position counting as a draw, in which two or more housepets cannot move because of a conceived advantage over the other(s).
In use: “The dog and cat met each morning in a classic stalefloof, standing on either side of the kitchen entrance when Carrie entered the kitchen. The pets refused to move because they didn’t want to miss out on any dropped food.”
Floofstantive (floofinition) – having housepets; considerable housepets in large numbers.
In use: “Some homes were floofstantive with but one housepet, often due to the pet’s unwillingness to share with other pets, while others sported multiple pets – cats, dogs, birds, and reptiles – projecting a very floofstantive image.”
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.”
