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catloaf

UK/ˈkæt.ləʊf/US/ˈkæt.loʊf/

catloaf noun: the loaflike form of a domestic cat sitting with its paws and tail tucked underneath its body.

catloaf: the loaflike form of a domestic cat sitting with its paws and tail tucked underneath its body
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Noun

catloaf (plural catloaves)

  1. (slang) The loaflike form of a domestic cat sitting with its paws and tail tucked underneath its body.
    • And Gary never got to see him do the full catloaf, where he curled up face-down so that all that stuck out were the tips of his ears. I never got a picture of that, either.1999 December 3, Ailsa N Murphy, “Re: RIP, Silver-The-Cat”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), archived from the original on 12 Jul 2024
    • One must often attend to the tail and ensure it remains tucked and not become flippant, so as to maintain a catloaf of presentable form.2004 January 9, Franz Bestuchev, “Re: catloaf”, in alt.support.depression (Usenet), archived from the original on 12 Jul 2024

Verb

catloaf (third-person singular simple present catloafs, present participle catloafing, simple past and past participle catloafed)

  1. (slang) (of a cat) to go into a catloaf position.

catloaf meaning in Indonesian

catloaf in Indonesian

the loaflike form of a domestic cat
duduk derum, kucing derum

Examples of catloaf in a sentence

  • "Catloaf" position with paws and tail tucked under the body: "Please do not disturb!"2009, Brigitte Eilert-Overbeck, Cats, →ISBN, page 47:
  • I love the ‘catloaf’ expression, so one evening I just had to see if I could bake it for real.2015 July 15, Lou Lou P., quotee, “Behold the Catloaf, Your Adorable Edible Friend”, in ABC News, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2023:

Forms of catloaf

Noun
pluralcatloaves
Verb
third-person singular presentcatloafs
present participlecatloafing
past participlecatloafed
pastcatloafed

Origin of catloaf

From cat + loaf.

Words formed from catloaf

Questions about catloaf

What does catloaf mean?
Catloaf means the loaflike form of a domestic cat sitting with its paws and tail tucked underneath its body.
What is catloaf in Indonesian?
Catloaf in Indonesian is duduk derum, kucing derum. See Catloaf meaning in Indonesian.
How do you use catloaf in a sentence?
"Catloaf" position with paws and tail tucked under the body: "Please do not disturb!"
What part of speech is catloaf?
Catloaf can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce catloaf?
Catloaf is pronounced /ˈkæt.loʊf/ (US).
What is the plural of catloaf?
The plural of catloaf is catloaves.

Words near catloaf in the dictionary

  1. catling
  2. catlings
  3. catlinite
  4. catlinites
  5. catlins
  6. catloaf
  7. catloafed
  8. catloafing
  9. catloaves
  10. catlore
  11. Catlos

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