catself
catself noun: a feline self; the individual nature of a cat.
Noun
catself (plural catselves)
- A feline self; the individual nature of a cat.
- I am stroking the old cat, Moshy, […] until there comes a moment when she is no longer aware of who she is and who I am, she is just her primordial passionate catself in the throes of cosmic movement, and in that instant of forgetting she lashes at me with fangs and claws […]2003, Brett Bailey, The Plays of Miracle & Wonder, page 37
- "I'm turning into me catself, then," said John. "Minus the fleas!" and he started changing.2007, Alice J. Capen, The Secret Adventures of John, Paul, George and Ringo
Examples of catself in a sentence
- She personified the unique catself, owning who she was.2009, Joanna Devrais, Hearthstories: A Modern Woman's Quest for the Essential Self, page xiii:
- […] and catwrapping her fat cattail / round her catself to her catnose / where her cattail would filter catair […]2017, Elizabeth E. Marshall, Pathways, page 76:
Forms of catself
| plural | catselves |
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Origin of catself
cat + self
Questions about catself
- What does catself mean?
- Catself means a feline self; the individual nature of a cat.
- How do you use catself in a sentence?
- She personified the unique catself, owning who she was.
- What part of speech is catself?
- Catself is a noun.
- What is the plural of catself?
- The plural of catself is catselves.
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