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Restless Floof Syndrome (floofinition) – Condition where an animal, especially a pet, is bored and ends up prowling and wandering, as if it has too much energy and nothing to do.
In use: “Restless floof syndrome struck the young animal. He knew he didn’t want to go outside, where wind and rain ruled, but eating bored him and he had too much energy to sleep. He had to do something or he would go nuts.”
Midnight Floof (floofinition) – Australian floof rock (flock) band (informally referred to as the Floofs) active from 1972 – 2002.
In use: “Midnight Floof had two songs, “Treats are Burning” and “The Floof Heart”, which reached number one in numerous countries.”
Floofmidity (floofinition) – A humid warmth generated by having one or more animals resting on or against a person.
In use: “Despite a cramping leg and rising floofmidity that made him feel hot and sweaty, he didn’t move, unwilling to disturb the cat and dog using him as a mattress.”
Both were big. Who could say which was bigger, the black and white long-haired with the damaged eye and big paws, or the heavy black short-hair with the white diamond on his chest?
Each cleared nineteen pounds on their last check, and could be over twenty now. While the long-haired had oversized paws, the house panther had tiny feet and ran with mincing steps. The long haired was Tucker. He sported a thick, long, all-black tail.
The panther was Boo. Tailless for reasons not known to his current people, he had issues. He didn’t trust other cats, other people, or loud noises, and was adverse to wind, rain, and unusual smells.
Neither liked the other. To be fair, neither liked other animals (except the small female tortie from next door, who both courted from a cautious distance), and were ready for a fight. Didn’t go looking for it, mind you, but if it came, they were stepping up to it.
Which made the moment fraught with tension.
Tucker was on a dining room chair. His long tail was hanging off the side. It swung from side to side, its tip testing the directions. Inner thoughts, perhaps about sleeping or eating (he was fond of both) seemed to occupy him, for he sat, doing nothing, looking at nothing, ears settled as though they listened to nothing.
Amber eyes wide, Boo approached from behind. Seeing the tail, he couldn’t resist. Walking up to it, he sniffed and sniffed and sniffed, moving to sniff its tip as the tail moved around.
The tail stopped moving.
Tucker’s head snapped around with realization, someone was sniffing his tail.
Boo’s head jerked up. Caught.
Twisting around, he minced away fast on his tiny feet.
Tucker stared at the vacated space. After a few seconds, he closed his eyes.
His tail began moving around, testing new directions.
Cinnafloof (Not to be confused with cinafloof.) (floofinition) – 1. Animal who is cinnamon-colored.
In use: “Cinnafloofs are rare but include bears, foxes, dogs, and cats. With each, people pause to regard and admire their cinnamon-colored fur for its unique hues.”
2. Animals who enjoy eating cinnamon-flavored foods.
In use: “The little calico loved doughnuts but was a bonafloof cinnafloof, stealing and eating cinnamon rolls whenever a chance arose, which was every Sunday morning in Paul’s house.”
Cinafloof (Not to be confused with cinnafloof.) (floofinition) – 1. Film about animals.
In use: “Famous cinafloof include 101 Dalmations, Free Willy, Benji, Seabiscuit, and Cats, but hundreds of cinafloof exists.”
2. Animals who enjoy watching films.
In use: “The beagle lived for lying on its belly in front of the television watching movies. The cinafloof was a big fan of adventure movies.”
Jefferson Airfloof (floofinition) – San Francisco-based floof-rock (flock) band who had multiple platinum albums, well known for their early floofedelic musical style.
In use: “Jefferson Airfloof eventually became Jefferson Starfloof, and then morphed into Starfloof, but many associate the name with their early hits, “Floof Rabbit” and “Somebody to Bite”, both written by Floof Slick.”
Rafloofment (floofintion) – The establishment or resumption of harmonious relations between animals.
In use: “Rafloofment often begins with sniffing, and many animals sniff one another’s rear as a significant step in rafloofment.”
Coflooferation (floofinition) – The actions of animals who are being helpful by taking actions to help one another.
In use: “After surviving the trails of the hurricane, coflooferation was rampant as animals huddled together regardless of species, thankful to be alive and with another.”
Looking Floof (floofinition) – American pop floof-rock (flock) band active in the 1970s.
In use: “Looking Floof’s sole charting single was “Brandy (You’re A Fine Pet)”, a regularly heard tune in bars across the U.S.A.”
Michael Seidel, writer 