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Floofkanda (floofinition) – An isolated region where housepets roam in safety and happiness while learning about the secrets of the universe.
In use: “Many people think their pets die, but in reality, they’ve found the bridge to Floofkanda. Although they love their bipedal friends, a natural imperative forces them to cross the bridge and reach Floofkanda.”
Gadfloof (floofinition) – a housepet who provokes others into action by criticism.
In use: “A true gadfloof, Raven beckoned Suzo forth with mews and glances until Suzo followed her. When they stopped, Raven sat down in front of the litter box. She looked at Suzo and then dolefully looked at the box. Suzo looked at Raven. Raven looked at the box again and Suzo realized it needed to be cleaned.”
Acfloofsition (floofintion) – acquiring a new pet for the household; reference to a new housepet added to the family.
In use: “He’d not planned an acfloofsition, being happy with the two cats he’d had for ten years. It was actually the cats’ fault that he added a new Dalmatian. They’d found the poor dog half-dead in the backyard. The grey old male with amber eyes, Adamas, kept watch while the other cat, Smudge, returned to the house and meowed until he came out to see what was going on. Once he saw the dog, a bond grew with phantom speed.”
I came up to the coffee shop counter to order. The barista’s eyes widened as her glance flicked over my face. Poise returned to her. “Do you know that your eye is very red-looking around it, like it’s bleeding?”
“Yes. My wife hit me.”
Her eyes widened.
I smiled. “I said something to her. I guess she didn’t like it, because she reached back and punched me. I reacted, but she caught some of my eye.”
“What’d you said?”
“I don’t remember.”
As the barista continued looking at me in shock, I smiled. “No, I made all that up. What really happened is that I got out of bed and peed. As I came back to bed at five twenty-five, I wondered where my cat, Tucker, was. I didn’t see him on the bed. He usually likes to sleep with us. I got into bed, and shifted my head and blanket to get more comfortable. As I did, I raised my head and looked over it, toward the headboard, and saw Tucker swing a paw at me. I guess he’d been asleep. I hadn’t noticed him, and startled him awake.
“Seeing the paw coming, I jerked back, but I wasn’t fast enough, and I was in the wrong position. One of his claws caught my eyelid and hung. Pitching forward, I freed myself, but not without some pain. I ended up with a scratch, about a sixteenth of an inch deep and three sixteenths long, on my eyelid. Luckily, he didn’t catch my eyeball or the cornea or anything.”
“Did you go to the hospital or get it taken care of?”
“No.” I smiled. “I cleaned it up and applied antiseptics with cotton balls. I believe I’ll live.”
“What’d you do to the cat?”
“Nothing. It was an accident, I think. He just freaked out. Although I have to say, when I fed him this morning, I told him that I was pissed at him and he needed to keep his distance for a while.”
Floofjury (floofinition) – a wound or wounds inflicted by a housepet; one or more judgemental housepet(s).
In use: “He rolled over. Arising from its sleep, his cat reared back and swatted across his face, leaving him with a bleeding floofjury.”
Parfloof (floofinition) – a housepet that seems average or ordinary.
In use: “Small, with tabby stripes and short-hair, she seemed like a parfloof, but she had a wicked intelligence and the will to hold sway over everyone else.”
Urban-floof (floofinition) – housepet who lives in the city.
In Use: “As urban-floofs, when the dogs were taken to the country, the wide, grassy fields and lack of noise seemed to surprise them, for they stood and looked for several minutes before starting to sniff around.”
Deutsch-floof (floofinition) – a housepet residing in, or born in, Germany.
In use: “Since he’d been stationed in Germany and acquired his cats there, they were technically Deutsch-floof.”
Urfloof (floofinition) – a housepet who acts like ore resembles a bear.
In use: “The black cat’s shaggy coat and general swagger reminded everyone of a bear, gaining him the affectionate floofbriquet, Urfloof.”
Flooffeinated (floofinition) – becoming energized by the interaction with, or the presence of, housepets.
In use: “Although he made coffee every morning, stepping into the back yard with his cat and dog instantly flooffeinated him as they rolled in the grass and sunshine, and then chased one another.”
Michael Seidel, writer 