Search results for 'cat':

CAT (abbreviation) : catalytic converter

My car's CAT needs to be replaced to pass emissions inspection detail.

Submitted by: J.C. from Pennsylvania on Mar. 21, 2009 17:36

Cat 5 (adjective) : Meaning "ballistic" ,"postal", "livid", "mad as hell". Can be used as an adjective, a noun (for the condition), adverb or verb. Short for "Category 5". From the scale of gauging or classifying hurricane intensity and destructiveness.

He went cat 5 when he heard his dog had eaten his dinner.

Submitted by: Olli Mustonen from Denmark on Dec. 01, 2007 15:53

cat mitzvah (noun) : a celebration held when a cat turns thirteen in cat years which is approximately two in human years

A few years ago when my kitty Mishka turned thirteen in cat years, I decided to throw her a fun-filled cat mitzvah to celebrate.

Submitted by: K.A. Hoffa from Pennsylvania on Jun. 26, 2008 12:17

cat sitter (noun) : one who temporarily cares for a cat when its owner is absent

Submitted by: J.C. Moore from Pennsylvania on Oct. 26, 2009 12:14

cat-astrophe (noun) : A sudden, disorderly, and sometimes disastrous state of affairs created by a cat who then either acts innocent, casual, or, proud.

My new catnip plants were stricken by a completely unforeseen cat-astropy when my cats checked them out.

Submitted by: Yvette from Oregon on Jul. 07, 2008 02:25

cat-herding (verb) : Persuading a group of independently minded people to go in the same direction; (alt): a difficult, frequently failing enterprise in leadership.

Getting a play date set up with these flighty parents was an exercise in cat-herding.

Submitted by: Laura Shemick from Pennsylvania on Sep. 20, 2006 09:01

cat-scan (verb) : of a cat: to examine something by brushing it with the whiskers

Every new person who enters our house has to be cat-scanned, especially if they've just been around dogs or a tuna packing plant.

Submitted by: Yvette from Oregon on Jul. 07, 2008 02:38

cataboliphobia (noun) : The fear of losing muscle. Prevalent among bodbuilders preparing for a contest. ca-TA-bol-i-pho-bi-a, or ca-ta-bol-i-PHO-bi-a

John frequently cites his cataboliphobia as a reason to avoid harsh dieting routines.

Submitted by: Collen Rhys Kelton from Hawaii on Sep. 23, 2007 06:41

catastrophenot (noun) : any potentially catatrophic event that fails to occur after being overly hyped.

The much feared bird flu epidemic turned out to be just another catastrophenot.

Submitted by: rick & marisa rempala from Indiana on Aug. 13, 2006 08:18

catastrophize

(verb) : to imagine the worst

When Barry becomes worried, he tends to catastrophize about everything.

Submitted by: Lynn K. from Canada on Jan. 21, 2009 11:54

(verb) : To project a situation as a catastrophy.

Submitted by: Peggy from California on Aug. 31, 2007 15:07

(verb) : to exaggerate, make a small concern into a major issue or catastrophe.

There she goes catastrophizing again over something that really isn't a big deal.

Submitted by: Denae from Florida on Jun. 11, 2007 09:33

(verb) : to make a catastrophe of something (an event, situation etc.)

Paul always catastrophizes every bad thing that happens to him.

Submitted by: Paul from Canada on Oct. 31, 2005 16:32

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