Retrofloof

Retrofloof (catfinition) – a time-traveling cat who insists on living in the past.

In use:

Lady, the little gray tabby with a tawny belly, was a retrofloof, disappearing as suddenly as she’d arrived, with as little explanation to it.

He didn’t worry; another retrofloof would soon show up. Other people thought retrofloofs were strays, but he knew that cats liked time-traveling, and preferred (from his experience and perspective, at least) to go into the past to relive their past lives.

How did he know the cats traveled into the past? They’d informed him that it was what they did. Not all who disappeared were retrofloofs, of course; some were alterfloofs, choosing to live in alternative dimensions. But Lady, she had told him, was a retrofloof.

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Floofing

Floofing (catfinition) – slang for when a cat curls up against the curve of a human body to sleep.

In use: “The big Maine Coon loved floofing with her, and she enjoyed it, too, running her hand over his furry belly as the thrum of his purr vibrated against her torso.”

January 30, 2018 0

Floofthopomorphic

Floofthopomorphic (catfinition) – ascribing feline qualities to non-felines.

In use: “He was a floofthopomorphic athlete on the field, astounding all with his quickness, but dismaying them with his ability to be distracted and his unwillingness to listen to others.”

January 29, 2018 0

Floofinjay

Floofinjay (catfinition) – a haughty, strutting cat.

In use: “While his rescued siblings retired to their mother’s side, the little tuxedo floofinjay went about the as though he was the new emperor.”

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Floofsplain

Floofsplain (catfinition) – people’s habit of talking about their cats, regardless of others’ interest.

In use: “At work, he floofsplained everything that his cat had done the night before. People dared not laugh; laughter only urged more floofsplaining.”

January 27, 2018 0

Floofsuetude

Floofsuetude (catfinition) – a cat with a quality of being gentle.

In use: “Though her green eyes blazed with feral fury, a floofsuetude without reservation, she never deigned to raise a paw against another.”

January 25, 2018 0

Imfloof Buying

Imfloof Buying (catfinition) – when a cat takes over unplanned control of your purchases.

In use: “My cat stepped on my Kindle Fire, and voila! I had a new thriller, courtesy of imfloof buying.”

h/t to Nancy Smith

January 24, 2018 2

Floofus Interruptus

Floofus Interruptus (catfinition) – a break in uniformity or continuity attributable to a cat’s behavior or intercession.

In use: “With floofus interruptus (a cat on the lap trying to rub against his hands), the planned typing required one hour vice ten minutes.”

January 24, 2018 4

Kitigate

Kitigate (catfinition) – to make more hospitable for kittens.

In use: “Boxes, a stuffed animal, and pillows were added to kitigate the room.”

January 22, 2018 0

Effloofuence

Effloofuence (catfinition) – a substance that flows out of a cat.

In use: “Sometimes the cats shed so much, he thought of it more as a constant effloofuence, rather then individual strands falling from their bodies.”

Editing Note: “Affloofuent” and “effloofuence” are often confused for one another, but their catfinitions are significantly different.