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She weighs less than half of any of the boys, and she’s older than them. Fifteen years (in human terms) have been lived, and who knows how many lives she’s used up? But when she comes into the yard, she gives each boy a look, and they get way, waaayyy back while she helps herself to their kibble.
Old and small, she’s still got the power.
Offloof (catfinition) – a cat’s kittens or young; a feline’s descendant(s).
In use: “Her offloof all looked like mini-me versions of herself to every last whisker and her lovely eyes.”
With four cats, I have several bowls of kibble out and available, yet the cats will hunt me down to tell me, “I’m hungry. What do we have to eat?”
What they really mean is, “Give me a treat.”
Inflooftation (catfinition) – an implicit or implied act that cats interpret as an invitation for them to join the activity.
In use: “He sat down to read a novel, an inflooftation for all of the home’s cats to come get on his lap.”
Floofbit (catfinition) – a biological quantum component that helps cats track their essential activities. A floofbit reminds a cat when it needs to nap, and how long, along with when they should be active and energetic. Many cats put off being energetic until their floofbit warns them that they won’t meet their activity goal. This usually results in a sudden floofzy of dashing around with a somewhat crazy glint in their eyes.
In use: “Tucker’s floofbit informed him that he needed to nap to meet his daily requirements, so he immediately put his head down and closed his eyes, forcing everyone to walk around him.”
Catalect (catfinition) – feline dialect. Cats develop unique catalects to communicate with the cats and people closest to them. These catalects often vary from house to house. Some evidence suggest that broader catalects exist by breed.
In use: “Mrrp in our household catalect is a greeting similar to “hello” that the felines in our household use to greet their humans.”
Pourpet (catfinition) – a floof-word that seems to translate to mean, “For me?”
In Use: “He put a bowl of food down in front of the long-haired tabby. Looking at it, the cat said, “Pourpet?” Then the feline moved in with his tail up and began eating.”
Floofdolent (catfinition) – a fragrance that gives away the presence of a cat.
In use: “The lovely home was floofdolent with the essence of well-used kitty litter and aging cat food. No cats were in evidence, but a place so floofdolent had to be home to several clowders.”
Floofnetic (catfinition) – a cat who has frenzied outbursts of energy; a frantic cat.
In use: “One kitten jumped up onto the vacuum cleaner. Scrabbling for a grip, she flipped the machine on, galvanizing the placid kittens into herd of floofnetics.”
Michael Seidel, writer 