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I know its a lot! You don't have to use some if you feel it is too much but some might and you can see what they mean here or try to use them yourself by category. #ct #clanterms

General Terms

Blood-beat - A heartbeat detected in a prey item.
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.
Dirt - A cat's waste.
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 elder. Elders, kits, queens, and sick cats eat first, 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 near the lake.
Halfbridge – A boat dock
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 its 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".
Pelt den - a twoleg tent
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.
She-cat - A female cat.
Silver boulder - A boulder that, when the silver disc is pulled off, holds Twoleg rubbish. To Twolegs, they are just trash cans.
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.
Snowmelt - A term used to describe slush or dirty, melted snow.
Soft boulder - A pillow or cushion.
Tree-eater – A bulldozer.
Thunderpath – A paved road with an extremely acrid smell that cars often go across.
Tom/Tomcat - A male cat.
Twoleg – A human.
Twoleg kit – A human child.
Twoleg nest – A human's house.
Twolegplace – A town, city, or village where Twolegs live.
SkyClan - Another Word for StarClan.



Time Terms

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 about 29 days, a month.
Moonhigh - When the moon is the highest in the sky; about midnight
Moonrise - The time when the moon rises
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
Claw-Moon- When the moon resembles an unsheathed claw.

Distance Terms

Fox-length - About the length of a fox; approximately a yard
Kittenstep - About the length of kit's step; approximately an inch or a half inch
Tail-length - About the length of a cat's tail; approximately a foot
Rabbit hop - About a foot and a half away (Also referred to as a rabbit length)
Mouse-length - About two or three inches
Pawstep - About the length of a cat's step, roughly six inches
Tree-length - About the length of a tree; around 40 to 50 feet.

Insults, Exclamations, & Phrases

As much use as a dead fox- A (harsh) insult meaning the recipient is useless
Bees in your brain - An exclamation meaning a confused or a cat not making sense (i.e. You've got bees in your brain!)
Crowfood - A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to rotting prey animals (as in I'll turn you into crowfood!), or suggesting that they eat it (as in crowfood-eater).
(You're) crazier than a fox in a fit! - An insult used when a cat (or cats) are acting crazy. Another variation uses "madder" instead of "crazier."
Doesn't matter a whisker/Doesn't catch so much as 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. Or saying that a patrol didn't catch anything
Dormouse - An expression or exclamation used against a cat who sleeps a lot.
Drypaw- A cat that dislikes getting wet
like LionClan/TigerClan - An expression stating that a cat does something very fiercely or well
Flea-pelt - A mean insult saying that a cat has lots of fleas and that they aren't fit to do anything.
Fox-dung - A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to fox feces. Also used as an exclamation (as in
That's fox-dung!)
Fox-hearted - An insult meaning cruel, cold-hearted, or evil (as in fox-hearted Twolegs).
Furball - A (friendly yet harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone.
Great StarClan! - An exclamation used to signify extreme surprise or anger. Similar to Oh my gosh! in usage and to the fact that they both have mention of a higher force
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!
How in Silverpelt! - An exclamation used meaning "How in the world?"
I don't give a mousetail/They wouldn'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. Can also mean that a cat would be stingy enough not to share a mousetail
I'd have shredded you into mousedust! - to gravely injure, rip to shreds. Similar to mousemeat.
Make dirt - to use the bathroom
May StarClan light your path/Banish all the fleas from your nest - A friendly term used to tell others they wish them well
Mouse-brain - A (friendly yet 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.
Mousefodder - An insult describing that the cat is worthless or a kittypet.
Once a kittypet, always a kittypet! - A harsh phrase used to describe a cat with kittypet roots
(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."
Scaredy-mouse! - A similar expression to scaredy-cat, but in cat terms
Sorry catches no prey or Sorry fills no bellies - Means cats can be sorry, but that will not undo what happened
StarClan's kits! – An exclamation of surprise or disbelief. Sometimes used as an exclamation if a cat is hurt.
Tabbies don't change their stripes - means that a cat doesn't change their nature. Equivalent to "a leopard can't change his spots"
What in StarClan's name?- A exclamation similar to "What on earth?" or "What in the world?"
That's a load of badger droppings - A harsh exclamation saying that something is nonsense
Thistles and Thorns - Used to describe bad luck (as in: Thistles and thorns! I blew it!) similar to "Darn it" or "mouse-dung"
You fight/hunt like a kittypet! - An expression used to insult or tease a cat who fights/hunts poorly.
Who made dirt in his fresh kill?- A phrase to describe a cranky or suddenly moody cat
Would've made mousemeat out of you! - To badly injure, rip to shreds. Similar to mousedust.