Post by jessie. on Feb 5, 2011 21:17:05 GMT -5
TERMINOLOGY,
general .[/blockquote]Crowfood A dead prey animal that has begun to rot.
Cutter A veterinarian, but specifically refers to one that spays or neuters cats.
Fresh-kill A dead prey animal caught for the purpose of consumption.
Gathering The monthly meeting of the Clan held at places assigned as zones of truce when the moon is full.
Droughtdays Twolegplace A place only frequented by humans during the dry season, such as a resort or camping spot.
Halfbridge A dock.
Horseplace A horse ranch or stables.
Monster A vehicle operated by humans. Examples include cars, trucks, tractors, and ATVs.
Mooncave The place at the Lake where Medicine Cats and Leaders share dreams with StarClan.
Sharing Tongues Cats of the same Clan grooming each other, while sharing the latest gossip. A cat lies, talking, while the other licks their fur.
Silverpelt The large swath of stars in the sky (believed in random to be the Milky Way). These stars are a direct representation of StarClan.
Thunderpath A road.
Twoleg A human.
Twoleg kit A human child.
Twoleg nest A human's house.
Twolegplace A human-built town.
No-Furs Another name for Twolegs.
Upwalkers Yet another name for Twolegs
time .Floodrains the rainy season.
Droughtdays - the dry season.
Moon The time between one full moon and the next, spanning 28 days.
Moonhigh The point during the night when the moon is highest in the sky; 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.
distance .Fox-length About the length of a fox; approximately a yard.
Kittenstep Less than an inch.
Tail-length About the length of a cat's tail; approximately a foot.
Rabbit hop About a foot and a half away.
Mouse-tail About an inch.
Mouse-length About an inch and a half away.
Pawprint About the length of a cat's paw; approximately three and a half inches
insults & exclamations .Crowfood A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to rotting prey animals.
Foxdung A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to fox feces. Also used as an exclamation (i.e.: That's foxdung!).
Hedgehogs will fly An exclamation style statement (i.e.: That will happen when hedgehogs fly.) used in many variations.
You fight like a kittypet! a expression used to make fun of a way someone fights.
You nearly frightened me out of my fur! a exclamation meaning that a cat frightened another cat without them knowing they were there. The frightened cat says that due to the other cat surprising them rather mysteriously. Commonly used as an insult & exclamation at the same time.
Mouse-brain A (friendly-harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone.
Mousedung A (somewhat harsh) insult comparing the recipient to mouse feces. Also used as an exclamation (i.e.: Mousedung! That can't be right!). Somewhat like how we say "darn it!".
Fox-hearted An insult meaning cruel, cold-hearted, or evil (i.e. fox-hearted Twolegs).
Sorry catches no prey Means you can say sorry, but that will not undo what happened.
Bees in your brain An exclamation style statement meaning a confused or a cat not making sense (i.e Have bees swarmed in your brain?).
I don't give a mousetail An exclamation meaning that the cat does not care.