Please note: This is a DRAFT page, changing constantly until final format and content is set. THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed words and definitions - I just finished going through 67 emails which you all sent me on the original request (over a year ago!)
This is another draft (about the 3rd) for the RPCC dictionary/glossary. Please email me with anything you think should be added. Corrections welcomed.
I am still planning to include active links to any pages for the RPCC clubs (and other things, such as the RPCC Charter). I am in the process of checking all previously obtained links and will email if I find one no longer valid, unless you let me know in advance.
Spelling is based on how MY cats typically spell these words. As with all languages, there are a variety of dialects in meowchat, with variations in diction, spelling, etc. This list should in no way be perceived as *the* way to spell any of this.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed words and definitions!
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| Meow: | Closest Human translation & / or explanation: |
| Anti | Another kitty's meowmie. See also Unka. |
| Bast | Goddess of all cats. |
| <blink, blink> | Mysterious slow blink done by torties. |
| Cadbury Monster | Originally a huge, vicious, tasty sea-monster that lays eggs that a bunny steals and delivers to humans (and cats) every Easter (see The Great Cadbury Hunt). RPCC now has a resident non-vicious Cadbury monster who was adopted by Tasha (RB) and Sapphire Samurai. |
| Cagji | Cage / cat carrier. |
| Catmerica | Cat nation (or America as run by cats). Currently governed by President Clarence. |
| Clowder | A group or collection of cats. Also a gathering where a cat's humans enjoy each other's company and share their tales of servitude to their furry masters. See also Kindle. |
| D*g | Dog. |
| Fangu | Thank you. As in fangu furry much. |
| Fixed-when-not-broken | Spayed / Neutered. |
| Fluffy | Errr.....fat. |
| Flying tomatoes | Tornados |
| Fonetalkyfingy | Telephone |
| Foozed | Confused |
| Forklift | Forklift; often used to pick up errr..fluffy hoomins from the floor where they have collapsed. |
| Fud | Food |
| Furrycane | Hurricane. See also Hurryupkane. |
| Grampaw | Grandpa; another one of the humans who caters to a cat's every whim. |
| Granmeowmie | Grandma; yet another one of the humans who caters to a cat's every whim. |
| Greeblings | Little monsterthings that cats can see, but humans can't; cause all kinds of mischief. Think gremlins. |
| Growlmonster | Vacuum cleaner; lawnmower |
| Hedbutts | Sign of affection and comfort. |
| Hissssspit | Feline swear word. |
| Hoomin | Human |
| Hoominkitten | Child. See also Two-legged kitten. |
| Hoomin-onna-string | Cat-onna-leash. Human holds one end, cat holds other so the human doesn't get lost. |
| Hotstovegetoff | Thing in the kitchen for cooking kitty treats (stove) |
| Hurking | What you do when you have a hairball or upset tummy; the art of decorating via regurgitating. |
| Hurryupkane | Hurricane. See also Furrycane. |
| Introoder kitty | Any kitty other than ME! |
| Jellicle Ball | Annual event held at the first full moon in October, where the friends who have gone to the Rainbow Bridge that year are remembered. Based on T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. |
| Kindle | A group of kittens. See also clowder. |
| Kissamouse | Christmas |
| Kittydanceufjoy | Extreme display of kitty happiness. |
| Kittyjail | Cage; can be at TED, boarding kennel, Humane Society, etc. |
| The Kwiet Game | Cat initiated activity; humans respond with "Quiet"; best played in the wee hours of the morning |
| Meatloaf position | Feline rest position in which the front paws are tucked under the chest, back leg under the hindquarters. Often used in memorial situations on rpcc. |
| Meowmail | |
| Meowmie | Human mom; one of two primary humans who caters to a cat's every whim. See also Pawpaw. |
| Metalmonster | Car, truck. |
| Noizybokz | Radio, piano, accordian... |
| Notty | Naughty. |
| Onetruehome/Wuntruhome | One True Home; the best place in the whole world, where you BELONG. What all homeless/feral/stray kitties hope to find, a loving and nurturing household to call their own. |
| Pair of sites | Parasites. What TED looks for... |
| Pawpaw | Human dad; one of two primary humans who caters to a cat's every whim. See also Meowmie. |
| Payed | When a girlkitty gets fixed-what-isn't-broken. See also Tootered. |
| Phonetawkfingy | Telephone. |
| Pooter (puter) | Computer. |
| Purrday, Birfday | Birthday. |
| Purrs | Well, we hope you know what a purr is! It is also used as a petition to Bast on behalf of those in need. |
| Skweeled wif delite | Human display of great joy, especially when stepping in hairballs, watching our displays of prowess (e.g. climbing curtains) |
| Smurgles | Display of affection, often accompainied by kneading paws and headbutts |
| Ssssnicker | |
| Sumkatz | Not us! Oh, no, not US! |
| Tawkinpikshurbokz | Television. |
| Teleporter | Secret mode of kitty transport: think TARDIS (Dr. Who) or Transporter (Star Trek) |
| Toonas | Kitty currency; also, favorite treat/food. |
| Tootered | When a boykitty gets fixed-what-isn't-broken. See also Payed. |
| TreeRats | Squirrels. |
| Tummyskirts | |
| Two-legged kitten | Child. See also Hoominkitten. |
| Unka | Some other kitty's papaw. See also Anti. |
| Waddermonsters | 1) Water 2) Tears (as in eyes leaking waddermonsters) |
| Wedwink | The joining of two kitties in Holy Catrimony. |
| Wevvermonsters
(Icemonster, snowmonster etc.) |
Weather (Ice, snow, etc.) |
| Whirlymonster | Fan |
| Winkwink | Very special kitty friend. Winkwink relationships can lead to a wedwink. |
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