Post by ? funky flora on Jun 1, 2011 10:56:52 GMT -5
| [style=text-transform: lowercase; width: 230px; height: 200px; overflow:auto; text-align: center;]Crowfood or crow-food A dead prey animal that has begun to rot; can also be used as an insult. Cutter A veterinarian, specifically, though not always, referring to one that spays or neuters cats. Fresh-kill A recently killed prey animal caught for the purpose of consumption. Fresh-kill is hunted by warriors and apprentices, and placed on the fresh-kill pile or brought to the elders. Elders, kits, and sick cats eat first, then queens, then warriors and apprentices. Extras stay in the fresh-kill pile. Gathering The monthly meeting of all the Clans when the moon is full, at either Fourtrees or the Island. There is a truce on this night, and no fighting is allowed. Greenleaf Twolegplace A place frequented by Twolegs during summer, such as a resort or camping spot. Horseplace A horse ranch or stables. Hunting Patrol A group of cats hunting for fresh-kill to bring back for their Clan to eat. Making Dirt Equal to going to the bathroom for a human. Monster A vehicle operated by humans. Some examples include cars, trucks, tractors, and ATVs. Motorboats are sometimes referred to as "water-monsters" Sharing Tongues Cats grooming each other while sharing the latest gossip. A cat lies on the ground, talking, while the other grooms their fur, listening. Soft boulder A pillow or cushion. Silverpelt The large swath of stars in the sky. These stars are a direct representation of StarClan. Tree-eater A bulldozer. Thunderpath A paved road with an extremely acrid smell. Twoleg A human. Twoleg kit A human child. Twoleg nest A human's house. Twolegplace A town, city, or village where Twolegs live. She-cat A female cat. Tom / Tomcat A male cat. Newleaf The season of spring Greenleaf The season of summer Leaf-fall The season of autumn or fall Leaf-bare The season of winter Moon The time between one full moon and the next, spanning around 29 days Moonhigh when the moon is the highest in the sky; about midnight Half-Moon About two weeks, half a month Quarter-Moon About a week Sunhigh The point during the day when the sun is highest in the sky; noon Sunrise One day in cat time (i.e. One sunrise ago) Season A quarter of a year in cat time. Four seasons equal a year Heartbeat a split second Fox-length Approximately a yard Kit-hop Aabout an inch and a half Tail-length Approximately a foot Rabbit hop About a foot and a half away Mouse-tail About an inch Mouse-length About two or three inches Pawprint Approximately three and a half inches Pawstep About six inches Tree-length Around 40 to 50 feet. As much use as a dead fox A (harsh) insult meaning the recipient is useless. Crowfood A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to rotting prey animals (as in I'll turn you into crowfood!), or suggesting that they eat them (as in crowfood-eater) Fishface, fishfur or fish-breath An insult used against RiverClan warriors Fox-dung A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to fox feces. Also used as an exclamation (as in That's fox-dung!) Hedgehogs will fly - An exclamation style statement that shows disbelief that a certain event will likely occur (as in That will happen when hedgehogs fly), used in many variations. Somewhat like the human phrase When pigs fly! You fight like a kittypet! An expression used to insult or tease a cat who fights poorly. You hunt like a kittypet! An expression used to insult or tease a cat who hunts poorly. Fight like LionClan/TigerClan An expression stating that a cat fights very well. Make dirt To use the bathroom. Fluff-Brain An insult used to tell someone that they aren't understanding things. Mouse-brain A (friendly-harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone. Mouse-dung A (somewhat harsh) insult comparing the recipient to mouse feces. Also used as an exclamation (as in Mousedung! That can't be right!). Somewhat like "Darn it!" Mouse-hearted An insult that describes one who is cowardly. Fox-hearted An insult meaning cruel, cold-hearted, or evil (as in fox-hearted Twolegs). Sorry catches no prey or Sorry fills no bellies Means cats can be sorry, but that will not undo what happened. Bees in your brain An exclamation meaning a confused or a cat not making sense (i.e. You've got bees in your brain!) I don't give a mousetail An exclamation meaning that the cat does not care. Another variation is I would ____ for a couple of mousetails meaning that they are willing to do the inserted action for no real reward Great StarClan! An exclamation used to signify extreme surprise or anger. Similar to Oh my God! in usage and to the fact that they both have mention of a higher force StarClan's kits! An exclamation of surprise or disbelief. Sometimes used as an exclamation if a cat is hurt. What in StarClan's name? An exclamation similar to "What on earth?" or "What in the world?" (Only) StarClan knows (what) Sometimes used to answer a question that is impossible to answer. Similar to "Only God knows what", ""Only God knows", and "God knows." Furball A friendly or harsh insult for a cat (as in stupid furball, bossy furball or lazy furball) Doesn't matter a whisker An exclamation meaning the cat does not care, (i.e. it didn't matter a whisker that she didn't share their beliefs) similar to I don't give a mousetail[/style] |