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Whiskercise

Whiskercise (catfinition) – an exercise program popular among house pets, especially cats, made popular by Miz Jane, a calico cat, in the 1980s. Whiskercise focuses on leisurely stretching when standing up, long naps, and sudden but short bursts of activity.

In use: “Devotees of whiskercise like to spring up and dash forward for several feet before stretching and settling down for a new nap. According to the whiskercise protocol, this enhances the cat’s natural beauty and increases longevity. Some whiskercise proponents have claimed to live more than nine lives, with one, a one hundred twenty-one year old tortie, claiming to have lived twelves lives.”

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Floofherent

Floofherent (catfinition) – cat logic (also sometimes applied to dogs).

In use: “By  the pet’s floofherent process, it made complete sense that when food was put on the table, some of it belonged to her as well as the people. After all, wasn’t she a part of the family?”

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Floofcyon

Floofcyon (catfinition) – a calm period for cats and other furry creatures.

In use: “The disaster created a floofcyon of togetherness as cats and dogs made room for one another to fit as many as possible into the vehicle, and thus, save them all.”

 

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Plethfura

Plethfura (catfinition) – an excessive quantity of cat fur, but also sometimes used in reference to dog fur, or animal fur in general.

In use: “With three long-hair cats, a plethfura resulted, requiring daily diligence to reduce the plethfura. If daily rituals of sweeping and vacuuming weren’t followed, the plethfuras congregated, becoming kittenish in size and substance. Thinking about that scared her into worrying that if the plethfura weren’t swept up, a lightning strike might bring these collections to life.”

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Aflooflitionist

Aflooflitionist (catfinition) – someone who campaigns for equal rights for and respectful treatment of cats, dogs, and other animals.

In use: “As an affirmed aflooflitionist, he stood against the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act.”

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Floofnine

Floofnine (catfinition) – a cat who thinks it’s a dog, closely related to a canfloof, which is a dog who thinks it’s a cat.

In use: “Weighing in at nine pounds, the tabby floofnine ran with the pack of dogs, eating and drinking from the same bowls, and sleeping as part of one large fur pile.”

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Floofcation

Floofcation (catfinition) – taking a break to sit with one or more cats to relax and recover your equilibrium. The term is also coming to be adopted by people taking time away from everything else to be with their dogs.

In use: “Weary with the depressing political news, he took a floofcation, sitting on a chair and petting his cat , letting the cat’s purrs vibrate through his body.”

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Cordnivore

Cordnivore (catfinition) – a cat (or dog) that likes to eat electric and speaker cords.

In use: “Brad was shocked and dismayed when he went to turn on his phone and saw what his cat had done. The little cordnivore had chewed through every cord at the charging station. Nothing was fully charged.”

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Boofloof

Boofloof (catfinition) – cat who likes to hide, and then spring out and surprise people; cat who enjoys playing hide and seek with people. The expression is sometimes used to refer to a dog with similar traits.

In use: “The kitten developed into a boofloof. When he ducked behind the sofa, the cat would race around it, leap at him, and then gallop away and hide behind a plant, waiting to be found.”

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Bookfloof

Bookfloof (catfinition) – a cat or dog who likes to mark books by rubbing their chin or head against them.

In use: “As he was reading, Quinn jumped upon his lap. A well-known bookfloof, he preceded to mark the edges of A Gentleman in Moscow.”

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