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Music on this page: Don't Call Me Baby - Madison Avenue |
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C A T P H R A S E S |
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| More Cat Phrases |
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T h e M e a n i n g B e h i n d T h e m |
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| Chuwy's Stuff |
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(Dark blue = Chuwy's comment/interpretation; light blue = actual meaning) |
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| Main Page |
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| Me & Lynn |
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| My Crew |
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Alley cat |
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| My Diary |
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Kristie Alley�s cat. Also, a group of Malaysian musicians with Afro hairstyle.
A person without proper antecedents. |
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| My Photos |
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All cats are grey in the dark |
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| Chuwy's Cat Stuff |
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Only to the stupid humans.
In the dark, appearances are meaningless. |
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| Cat Phrases |
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| Cat Q & A's |
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| Cat Society |
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Another breed of cat |
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| Cat Stories |
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Cats from Mars (see useful links page).
Something different from anything else. |
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| Cat Car Race |
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| Other Cat Stuff |
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Cat |
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| Cat Care |
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Coolest creatures on earth.
Has several meanings, depending on the context. It can be a spiteful woman, a jazz fan or street jargon for 'man.' |
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| Cat Horoscope |
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| Cat-O-Mobile |
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| Cat Quotes |
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Cat and dog life |
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| Cat Rules |
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Two contrasting lifestyle; one is served by man, the other serves man.
A life of constant bickering and ill-tempered discord. |
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| Some Other Stuff |
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| Lynx Linx Links |
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Cat and mouse |
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| Old Guestbook |
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The hunter and the hunted.
Toying with someone, usually for unkind or even cruel motives. |
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| New Guestbook |
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| E-mail Me! |
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Cat around |
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A call given by one human to tell the other humans that a cat is present -- much like "All rise for the King." Usually followed by musical fanfare.
To live an aimless, immoral life. |
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Cat bird |
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A cat who is a connoisseur of birds.
Common name of several birds with cat-like cries, especially Dumetella Carolincasis, A North American song bird which call sounds like a cat mewing. |
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Cat burglar |
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A menace to society. They should be shot on sight -- stealing cats like that.
A nimble thief, good at scaling walls. |
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Catcall |
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Calling humans to serve cats.
A disapproving whistle or cry. |
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A cat can look at a king |
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But he probably prefers looking at Jennifer Lopez.
An impertinent remark by an inferior, meaning, "I am as good as you." |
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Cat's cradle |
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The crook of a human's arm or neck -- a good place to sleep.
A string game played by children with agile fingers. |
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The cat did it |
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Not true! Well okay, I broke it last week but I glued the pieces back together.
To shift the blame elsewhere. |
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Cat eyes |
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The most beautiful pair of eyes anywhere.
To see well in the dark. |
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Cat's eye |
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Same as above.
Precious or semi-precious gems, forms of chrysoberyl or quartz, which have a changing lustre. Also road markers which reflect car lights, invented by Englishman, Percy Shaw. |
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Cats foot |
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Exactly what it says.
To live under the cat's foot is to submit to a wife's control. |
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Cat house |
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A $500, top-of-the line playhouse for cats complete with air-cond, stereo and scratching post. Available at exclusive pet shops only.
In our time, a brothel; in earlier centuries a moveable penthouse used in sieges. |
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Cat in gloves catches no mice |
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Not true, it depend on what kind of gloves you're wearing.
Sometimes being polite won't get you what you want. |
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Catkins |
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Relatives -- uncles, aunts, cousins etc.
Deciduous fluffy-looking flower bracts of trees such as the willow or birch, and looking like small cats' tails. |
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Catlap |
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Plump human laps which are great for cats to sleep on.
Usually milk or weak tea; something fit only for cats to drink. |
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Catnap |
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Kidnapping a cat and demanding a ransom for its release.
A short, light doze. |
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Cat's melody |
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Tune sung when two or more cats get together. Usually sung while standing on fence. Often followed by the throwing of shoes (or any handy items) by humans.
Squalling. |
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Cat's meow |
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The most melodious sound.
Coined by the American cartoonist and prolific dreamer of catchphrases, Thomas Dorgan, whose work, signed TAD, appeared in many American newspapers. Much the same meaning as the cat's whiskers and the cat's pajamas. All three phrases mean something special or first rate. |
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Catty |
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Any poor imitation of any cat gesture by humans.
Spiteful. |
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Catwalk |
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A cat walking is pure poetry in motion. Also, the title of debut album by a group of five pretty Malaysian girls.
A narrow walkway between the fly doors above a stage; any narrow walk way, as on the bridge of a ship; the raised platform along which models walk to show off the clothes in a fashion show; an exterior walkway on an apartment building. |
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Catwash |
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Like a carwash but for cats; used as a torture device.
A lick and a promise. |
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Cat got your tongue |
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Next time don't leave it lying around.
Speechless, though probably not for long. |
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Cool cat |
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Me.
Someone who is laid back, refusing to become excited. |
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Copycat |
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Gracie.
A person who, lacking originality, copies others. |
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Text (C) Chulalongkat & LionessLynn |
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