Floofbunny (floofinition) – A collection of shed animal fur, which often resembles a tumbleweed.
In use: “Opening the front door to let in some cool night air propelled a trio of floofbunnies across the wooden floor.”
Floofshift
Floofshift (floofinition) – 1. Period of time devoted to attending or helping an animal.
In use: “Many people fostering kittens, puppies, and other young animals will establish floofshifts for feeding and warming the little ones.”
2. A movement done to accommodate an animal.
In use: “When in bed, Carrie watched how she moved, coordinating floofshifts to avoid disturbing her sleeping dog and cat.”
Looking Floof
Looking Floof (floofinition) – Active from 1969 to 1974, an American floof pop (floop) rock band that was part of the early Jersey Shore sound.
In use: “Looking Floof’s song, “Brandy (You’re A Fine Pet)” reached number one on the Floofboard Top 100 in 1972.”
Solifloofant
Solifloofant (floofinition) – An animal who revels in the act of wandering alone.
In use: “Once released from the house, Bella became a solifloofant, hopping the fence, sniffing the air, exploring sources of sounds and smells.”
Stray Floofs
Stray Floofs (floofinition) – An American floofabilly rock band formed in 1979 in Floof York.
In use: “With multiple hits such as “Stray Floof Strut” and “Floof this Town”, the Stray Floofs proved they weren’t one-hit wonders, but had staying power.”
Flooference
Flooference (floofinition) – An event at which talks on a particular subject are held, or business matters and policy are formally discussed.
In use: “Household pets often hold secret flooferences during which they discuss their roles, including which greater flooferences, such as Floofcon (held in Floof Vegas) or Floof Trek.”
Photo credit to Shadow Cats via Facebook.
Floofquarters
Floofquarters (floofinition) – 1. Place or part of a place set aside for animals.
In use: “Many people who foster kittens, puppies, and other baby animals often set up a room as floofquarters, a sanctuary where the young animals can recover and flourish.”
2. Administrative center of an enfloofprise.
In use: “One of the most successful of enfloofprises is The Sorting Box, a business run by animals to match animals with humans who will help and protect them, without the humans’ knowledge that they’ve been manipulated.”
3. Place from which the animal kingdom performs the functions of command.
In use: “Accessible only to animals, many cities and nations have a floofquarters installed where animals monitor human activities and try to help and protect animals.”
Flooftigue
Flooftigue (floofinition) – Extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness associated with an animal.
In use: “She loved her collies and cats dearly but sometimes the flooftigue experienced from their constant demands and care (especially the young, rebellious Cortney, now nickname the S.S. Rambunctious, as in “Uh, oh, the S.S. Rambunctious is under steam again, look out,”) occasionally made her wonder life without her pets would be like. Then one of them would give her a kiss and a smile, and all would be forgiven.”
Toilet Floof
Toilet Floof (floofinition) – 1. An animal obsessed with toilets, or commodes.
In use: “Ranger was a classic toilet floof. She didn’t care about people using the toilet (that interested her not at all), but the excitement the German Shepherd had when it flushed…oh, man.”
In use: : “Calliope decided that the toilet seat in the master suite was the perfect place to curl up for naps, and that’s where the little toilet floof was always to be found (well, when she wasn’t eating), making her people wonder what had happened in the rescue’s life before she came to them.”
2. An animal who likes to drink out of the toilet.
In use: “It horrified Jill to no end, but her cat was a toilet floof addicted to drinking toilet water. Water bowls filled with fresh water were everywhere, but the cat always headed for the toilet bowl.”
Floofbox Twenty (FB20)
Floofbox Twenty (FB20) (floofinition) – American floof rock (flock) band, formed the mid-1990s in Flooflando, Florida.
In use: “Floofbox Twenty, sometimes called FB20, achieved international success with their first album, Yourself, or Someone Like Floof, in 1996. One hit song was “Floof World”, a song about alternative lives.”
Michael Seidel, writer 