catloaf
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catloaf (plural catloaves)
- (slang) The loaflike form of a domestic cat in which it sits with its paws and tail tucked underneath its body.
- 1999, Ailsa N Murphy, “RIP, Silver-The-Cat”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet):
- And Gary never got to see him do the full catloaf, where he curled up face-down so that all that stuck out were the tips of his ears. I never got a picture of that, either.
- 2004, Franz Bestuchev, “catloaf”, in alt.support.depression (Usenet):
- One must often attend to the tail and ensure it remains tucked and not become flippant, so as to maintain a catloaf of presentable form.
- 2009, Brigitte Eilert-Overbeck, Cats, →ISBN, page 47:
- "Catloaf" position with paws and tail tucked under the body: "Please do not disturb!"
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loaflike form a cat takes on
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Further reading[edit]
- Category:Catloaf on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons