Both were from Swedish families and celebrated the holidays using Swedish traditions, until one year, it became too much. Thereafter, they began a new tradition of making and eating ravioli on Christmas. They still observed everything else as before, except for their new traditional Christmas meal.
Floofiage
Floofiage (floofinition) – 1. A representation of animals for architectural ornamentation.
In use: “Intricately carved from a single fallen oak tree, a floofiage on her front door greeted visitors.”
2. A cluster or aggregate of animals and their fur.
In use: “Every morning when sunshine spilled into the living room, floofiage formed in the center and grew.”
Flooftricity
Flooftricity (floofinition) – 1. Current and discharge animals create when being petted.
In use: “One must be careful when stroking a pet’s soft fur, as it arouses their flooftricity, and you’re likely to experience sparking.”
2. The mutual attraction between two or more animals, or between animals and people.
In use: “When she came home, the flooftricity jumped sky-high as her dogs bounded to her to kiss her face and her cats rubbed against her legs.”
Kerfloofle
Kerfloofle (floofinition) – A minor disturbance among housepets.
In use: “The bird mimicked the sound of a can opening, starting a kerfloofle as the cats and dogs galloped to the kitchen to eat.”
Floofmosphere
Floofmosphere (floofinition) – The air of interest and attention in a locality dominated by animals, especially housepets.
In use: “When she opened a bag of cookies, the floofmosphere changed dramatically; sleeping cats and dogs opened their eyes, turned their heads, pricked up their ears, and waited.”
Flooftagonist
Flooftagonist (floofinition) – The animal who is the principal character in a work of fiction.
In use: “Enzo, a dog, is the flooftagonist in The Art of Racing in the Rain, a novel about a man’s life, and the dog’s role in his relationships.”
Centrifloofgal
Centrifloofgal (floofinition) – Proceeding or acting in a direction toward an animal that is the center or axis for all activities.
In use: “Many households organize along centrifloofgal patterns as pets (and their relationships) to their people dictate (or limit) plans.”
“Centrifloofgal force often stalled laundry days as pets climbed into baskets of freshly-laundered clothes and napped, too sweet to be disturbed.”
Butterfloof
Butterfloof (floofinition) – 1. An animal with fur the color of butter (also known as butterfur).
In use: “Everyone who saw the cat exclaimed, “What color is his fur?” To which she replied with a pleased smile, “He’s a butterfloof.” That explained it all.”
2. An animal which enjoys flitting from flower to flower.
In use: “Exploring, the puppy was a butterfloof, going about the backyard and sniffing everything that he found, pausing with each as if he was savoring new knowledge.”
3. Animals who enjoy the taste of butter.
In use: “A true butterfloof, the cat would hunt down anything that was buttered and begin consuming it. One had to be on constant guard.”
