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Floofomania (floofinition) – Obsessive desire to be with animals, or to immerse oneself in objects and matters related to animals.
In use: “It wasn’t enough that he had four cats. He’d become a floofomania, with cat art on his walls, cat sculpture on his tables, and cat-themed socks, shirts, and ties. Friends and family privately whispered to one another about holding an intervention. When he heard about it, he laughingly called it an ‘interflooftion’. That just disturbed them more.”
Flooftop (floofinition) – Game played among housepets. When they hear a can, box, or bag being opened, they all race to the source. First animal to arrive expects to receive all the goodies or food.
In use: “When she opened a can, the Yorkie leaped up with a yip and bolted into the kitchen like a flash of black light, slowing down only enough to look back and laugh at the cat before trotting into the kitchen to claim another flooftop victory.”
Derfloofative (floofinition) – Animal behavior or actions which is imitative of behavior or actions of another animal or a person.
In Use: “A video of Riptide‘s derfloofative behavior when he attends an exercise class has people on the net watching and laughing.”
Subservfloofent (floofinition) – Someone who unquestioningly obeys animals’ requests, especially when dealing with pets.
In use: “Becky acknowledged that she was subservfloofent to her dog, answering every bark or look immediately, asking, ‘What is it, what’s the matter, what can I get you?'”
SNOFIE: Suspicious Nearby Object Floof Inspection & Examination (floofinition) – Highly developed process involving smelling, listening, eyeing, and sometimes tasting (SLET), employed by floofs to ascertain whether new materials or creatures found at hand is safe.
In use: “Using SLET, animals newly introduced to a home will recalibrate their SNOFIE by walking through all the rooms, visiting with every object, critter, and piece of furniture that they encounter.”
Primfloofal (floofinition) – Of or pertaining to an animal’s earliest existence.
In use: “The primfloofal days when a new pet joins a household are often ones of balances and exploration — balances as they test others and learn trust and boundaries, exploration as they sniff and look around, becoming accustomed to their new world.”
Precfloofdent (floofinition) – Earlier incident, action, or event involving an animal that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent like circumstances.
In use: “Animals are singular about precfloofdent, believing that what they do constitute legal flooftication to do the same again, regardless of what humans may say about it — especially if food or sleeping locations are involved.”
Floofillment (floofinition) – Sense of contentment by being with or helping animals.
In use: “For many animal rescuers comes the floofillment from turning an ugly situation for a poor animal into a new life — and a new hope.”
Au Floof (floofinition) – An animal who helps cares for children or does domestic work for a family in return for room and board.
In use: “She adopted Lucy as an emotional support dog, but Lucy was so smart, she became an au floof, fetching slippers, the newspaper, mail from the carrier, and numerous other tasks, as well as providing security.”
Michael Seidel, writer 