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Luminal Floof (floofinition) – An animal at the threshold of change of life or situation, especially those who have endured and are starting anew under fresh circumstances.
In use: “The luminal floof, nominally a five-year-old cat appeared older, aged by years on the street, enduring winters, dodging traffic, and begging for food, still awaited a name at its new home, but took advantage of the quiet and secure warmth to stretch, yawn, and sleep.”
SNOFIE: Suspicious Nearby Object Floof Inspection & Examination (floofinition) – Highly developed process involving smelling, listening, eyeing, and sometimes tasting (SLET), employed by floofs to ascertain whether new materials or creatures found at hand is safe.
In use: “Using SLET, animals newly introduced to a home will recalibrate their SNOFIE by walking through all the rooms, visiting with every object, critter, and piece of furniture that they encounter.”
Primfloofal (floofinition) – Of or pertaining to an animal’s earliest existence.
In use: “The primfloofal days when a new pet joins a household are often ones of balances and exploration — balances as they test others and learn trust and boundaries, exploration as they sniff and look around, becoming accustomed to their new world.”
Floofteen (floofinition) – Animal of an indeterminate age somewhere between nine and twenty years old.
In use: “Curly came to them as a rescued stray, not old nor young, but a spirited floofteen.”
Floofmedy (floofinition) – Humorous events or activities involving animals.
In use: “The early surge in videos and information on the web was fueled by floofmedy as people shared stories about animals stealing food, swimming in pools, and sleeping in strange places or unusual postures.”
Floofasary (catfinition) – hotel or inn where cats rest for the night.
In use: “They’d been traveling across the desert when a floofasary was spotted, offering the quartet of four-pawed furry friends a place for the night.”
Michael Seidel, writer 