Congrowlulate (verb) kuhn-GROWL-yoo-leyt to express congratulations to another on their successes, while one’s tone of voice or general demeanor betrays the resentment and contempt felt toward the other for having succeeded. I wonder if it is a psychological inevitability[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
catalanche (noun) kat-uh-lanch 1. a collection of cats that begins as a small reasonable number but that quickly spirals out of control, reaching overwhelming proportions 2. a tumbleweed-like clump of cat fur that results from such a large number of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
incatceivable (adjective) in-kat-see-vuh-buhl 1. very unlikely to be accomplished by your cat, especially when contrary to your wishes. My cats may not be that smart or kind, but they are also not warlocks.
furtographer (noun) fur-tog-ruh-fer one who obsessively takes photos of their pets, and nothing else. This is what my phone usually looks like: thousands of pictures of my four cats, interspersed with maybe one or two snapshots from some big event[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mewsance (noun) myoo-sens 1. one who incessantly meows for attention, especially when left behind a closed door, and especially when that door is a bathroom door. Why would you close me out? Don’t you love me? I miss you so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
catknowledge (verb) kat-NOL-ij 1. to sit somewhere within fifteen feet of, but no closer than three feet from, a new person, looking at them without significant disdain to signal acceptance of them occupying space in your territory, and to remind[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
cattivated (past participle verb) KAT-tuh-veyt-ed 1. held transfixed, staring at a point in space with a look of surprise and intense concentration, for what seems like a really long time to be looking at the opposite wall where there is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…