Post by ' ' ' tally on Dec 6, 2008 15:06:46 GMT -6
Cat Slang/Terms
[/color]-Stupid furball - usually a friendly teasing term between mates,[/color][/blockquote]
-Clanmates, and Clans; can also be an insult pretty much the same as calling someone a dummy
-Bossy furball - an insult used to offend a cat who orders everyone about; can also be a teasing insult.
-Bossy paws - another teasing insult
-Slow slug - usually a friendly teasing term between Clanmates and Clans; can also be an insult same as calling someone a slowpoke
-Mousebrain - an insult; can also be used as a teasing insult between Clanmates.
-Mousedung - an insult; more offensive than mousebrain, but less offensive than foxdung.
-Foxdung - an insult; more offensive than mousedung, more offensive than crowfood. It's also a swear. One would say it if one missed a catch or something.
-When hedgehogs fly - a saying that means something is
impossible, "when pigs fly".
-When rabbits fly - a saying that means something is impossible.
-Mouse-brained - term used to describe something silly or foolish.
-Sharing tongues - term used to describe cats grooming each other and sharing news.
-Kitscent - the smell of a kit.
-Milkscent - the smell of a queens milk
-Newleaf - the season of spring
-Greenleaf - the season of summer.
-Leaf-fall - the season of autumn.
-Leaf-bare - the season of winter.
-Moon - about a month (from one full moon to another)
-Moonhigh - the point in time when the moon is highest in the sky; midnight.
-Sunhigh - the point in time when the sun is highest in the sky; noon.
-Fresh-kill - freshly caught prey.
-Crowfood - rotting, dead prey or garbage; also used as an insult, less offensive than foxdung.
-Gathering - a meeting that the Clans hold in peace in a certain place when the moon is at its fullest.
-StarClan - the warrior ancestors of the Clans.
-Moonstreams - a place where medicine cats and leaders meet and share dreams with StarClan, and where StarClan have a stronger connection. It is revealed in Kate Cary's webpage that the Moonstone is made of a semi-precious gem called moonstone or orthoclase.
-Silverpelt - the large swath of stars in the sky (the Milky Way); StarClan is represented by Silverpelt.
-Kittenstep - about an inch (or three centimeters)
-Mouse-length - about two inches (about five centimeters)
-Pawstep - about six inches (about fourteen centimeters)
-Tail-length - about the length of a cat's tail (as in a tail-length away; a foot, which is about thirty centimeters)
-Fox-length - about the length of a fox (around a yard or meter)
-Rabbit-length - about the length of a rabbit (a bit less than a foot)
-Thunderpath - a road used by Twolegs.
-Monster - a human vehicle (cars, trucks, and other wheeled transportation tools; larger monsters are construction vehicles)
-Water Monster - a human boat
-Halfbridge - a dock.
-Twoleg - a human.
-Twoleg kit - a human child.
-Twoleg nest - a human house.
-Twolegplace - a human town.
-Twoleg rubbish - human litter (trash).
-Carrionplace - a human trash dump.
-Greenleaf Twolegplace - a place where humans visit only in the summer, like a campsite or recreational place.
-Horseplace - a horse ranch or stable.
-Cutter - a veterinarian, usually one specialized in spaying and neutering.
-"Green-pelt things" - a camping tent that humans sleep in
-"Water-monster" - a motor-boat.
-"Sun-drown-place"- the bay
-Kittypet - Clan term for housecat. It can also be used as an insult; for example, "You're fighting like a kittypet."
