Post by Mina on May 21, 2011 23:35:40 GMT -5
General Terms:
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.
Kittypet – A domesticated pet cat.
Loner – A cat that lives by itself and doesn't defend it's territory.
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"
Rogue – A usually hostile cat who does not have a permanent home, roams around, and does not care about crossing Clan boundaries
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 (believed in fandom to be the Milky Way). These stars are a direct representation of StarClan
Tree-eater – A bulldozer
Thunderpath – A paved road with an extremely acrid smell. Windover Road separated ThunderClan and ShadowClan in the Forest Territories
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
Time:
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
Measurements:
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.
Insults:
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?- A 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
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.
Kittypet – A domesticated pet cat.
Loner – A cat that lives by itself and doesn't defend it's territory.
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"
Rogue – A usually hostile cat who does not have a permanent home, roams around, and does not care about crossing Clan boundaries
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 (believed in fandom to be the Milky Way). These stars are a direct representation of StarClan
Tree-eater – A bulldozer
Thunderpath – A paved road with an extremely acrid smell. Windover Road separated ThunderClan and ShadowClan in the Forest Territories
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
Time:
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
Measurements:
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.
Insults:
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?- A 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
