If you’re a cat lover like we are at PawSpace, you’ve probably been known to throw around a few cat puns here and there – or whenever you possibly can. We thought we’d have a little fun with this and develop a comprehensive list of the most purr-fect cat words.
Claw-ful = Awful
adjective
- Very bad or unpleasant; especially when pertaining to litter boxes.
- “The litter box smelled claw-ful after not changing it for two weeks.”
Cathletic = Athletic
adjective
- Physically strong, fit, and active.
- “After the cat jumped the fence and ran away, it was apparent that he was much more cathletic than my dog, who tried digging a hole underneath it.”
Fur-midable = Formidable
adjective
- Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
- “The human was a fur-midable opponent in the famous cuddle battle of last night. I Mittens, however, declare myself the victor.”
Fur real = For Real
informal
- Used to assert that a cat is genuine or is actually the case.
- “I’m not playing games with you, mouse – this is fur real!”
Purr-fect = Perfect
adjective
- Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as a cat can possibly to be.
- “My cat strove to be the purr-fect snuggle buddy.”
Fur-tunate = Fortunate
adjective
- Favored by or involving good luck or fortune for cats.
- “The cat was fur-tunate to land on its feet after falling out of that tree.”
Feline = Feeling
noun
- An emotional state or reaction a cat instills in its owner.
- “The way this kitty snuggles is giving me a loving feline!”
Claw-ver = Clever
adjective
- Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas like a cat can; intelligent.
- “My cat just taught himself how to flush the toilet. Claw-ver little devil.”
Tail = Tale
noun
- A fictitious or true narrative or story that involves famous felines, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.
- “Gather ‘round, children, as I tell you the tail of the incorrigible Cat that wore the Hat.”
Purr-haps = Perhaps
adverb
- Used to express uncertainty or possibility when a cat is around.
- “…Did your cat just eat my tuna sandwich? Purr-haps.”
Paw-sibility = Possibility
noun
- A thing that may happen or be the case when a cat is around
- “…Did your cat just eat my tuna sandwhich? It’s a paw-sibility.”
Fur-end = Friend
noun
- a cat whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
- “My cat is definitely my best fur-end in the whole wide world.”
Purr-ty = Pretty
adjective
- An attractive cat; beautiful or handsome.
- “I have a purr-ty little kitty with bright white spots and razor-sharp claws.”
Cat-ch = Catch
verb
- Intercept and hold (an animal or toy that is flying through the air).
- “To cat-ch the bird, the cat crawled up to the roof, sprung off, snagged it straight from the sky and landed safely on the ground.”
Litter-ate = Literate
adjective
- (of a cat) able to read and write.
- “Although my cat Mittens isn’t litter-ate in the traditional sense, I’m pretty sure he can read my mind like a book.”
Un-fur-tunate = Unfortunate
adjective
- Having or marked by bad fortune; unlucky.
- “The un-fur-tunate cat developed a skin condition in which it’s coat started shedding profusely.”
Cat-atonic = Catatonic
noun
- Abnormality of movement and behavior arising from a stimulated mental state. It may involve repetitive activity.
- “The kitten entered a cat-atonic state almost immediately after eating the cat nip. He’s been sleeping for hours.”
Hiss-terical = Hysterical
adjective
- Deriving from or affected by a cat with uncontrolled extreme emotion.
- “As soon as the cat entered the car to go to the vet, he became hiss-terical.”
Meow = Now
adverb
- At the present time or moment; made popular by the 2001 cult-film classic, Super Troopers.
- “Go refill the food bowl – right meow!”
Litter-ally = Literally
adverb
- In an exact manner or sense; exactly.
- “The cat litter-ally flung all of it’s feces around the basement.”
Hiss-tory = History
noun
- The study of past major events, particularly in feline affairs.
- “The hiss-tory of Ancient Egypt is littered with instances of cats being held in the highest esteem.”
Paws = Pause
verb
- Interrupt action or speech briefly, normally with a loud screech or hissing sound.
- “The whole party took paws when the cat started to inexplicably screech, perched on the fireplace mantle.”
Kitten me = Kidding me
phrase
- Used when a cat does something surprising or that seems as if it can’t be serious or true.
- “Your cat just leaped from the second story window and ran away. Are you kitten me?”
Paw-don me = Pardon me
phrase of pardon
- Express polite apology, without necessarily caring about human’s feelings.
- “Paw-don me, were you trying sweep the floor? Let me just scratch the broom to death instead, sir.”
Fur-miliar = Familiar
adjective
- Well known from long or close association; cat-pals.
- “As our relationship grows, my cat has become fur-miliar with the fact that if he rubs up against my leg, he’s getting a treat.”
Paw-some = Awesome
adjective
- Extremely impressive; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear, especially after eating catnip.
- “Dude… this catnip is paw-some. I’m going to crash for, like, ten hours.”
Paw-er = Power
noun
- The capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of other cats or the course of events.
- “The idea that men should have paw-er over cats is preposterous. Come feed me, human.”
Fur-get = Forget
verb
- Fail to remember, unlike a cat.
- “I petted my cat too aggressively back in 2004, now he doesn’t like to be touched. He will never fur-get.”
Cat-titude = Attitude
noun
- A settled way of thinking or feeling a cat has, typically one that is reflected in its behavior.
- “The cat-titude of Mittens was that of defeat after the neutering operation.”
Fur-ever = Forever
adverb
- For all nine lives; for always.
- “The cat will like you always and love you fur-ever.”
A-paw-ling = Appalling
adjective
- Causing shock or dismay for a cat; horrific.
- “The cat smelled a-paw-ling after running around the alleyways all night long.”
Cat-astrophe = Catastrophe
noun
- An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering to the feline world; a disaster.
- “It was a cat-astrophe for the entire feline civilization when they stopped printing new Garfield comic strips in the Sunday times.”
Radi-claw = Radical
adjective
- (Especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.
- “Did you just see Mittens completely flatten himself and slide through a seam in your wall? Yeah, he’s stuck in the wall now. Radi-claw.”
Mew-sic = Music
noun
- Meowing and hissing sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
- “The single female cat howling in the alleyway was like mew-sic to the ears of all the single male cats in the area.”
In-fur-ior = Inferior
adjective
- Lower in rank, status, or quality, especially when comparing cats to dogs.
- “Those slobbery, drooling dogs are so much more in-fur-ior to our supreme cat bloodline.”
Mew = You
pronoun
- Used to refer to the owner that the cat is addressing.
- “I’m going to break through jump out of the window, hunt around the neighborhood and bring back a dead bird. Mew dig?”
Meta-fur-kitty = Metaphorically
adverb
- A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.; figuratively.
- “Speaking meta-fur-kitty, my cat fell through a trap door of depression after I took him to the vet.”
Mew-nimum = Minimum
noun
- The least or smallest amount or quantity of cat food possible, attainable, or required.
- “I require at least three bowls of food per day. Mew-nimum. Otherwise, I will get hangry. You don’t want to see me when I’m hangry.”
Hiss-self = Himself
pronoun
- Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a male cat previously mentioned as the subject of the clause.
- “Did you see Mittens came down with a bad bout of mange? Yeah, he needs to take care of hiss-self.”
Mew-sery = Misery
noun
- A state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or body.
- “My cat’s favorite past time is capturing mice, playing with them and them putting them out of their mew-sery.”
Fur-ward = Forward
adverb
- Toward the front; in the direction that a cat is facing or traveling.
- “He started up the engine and the sleepy cat moved fur-ward off the tire and out from the wheel hub and wandered down the road to the next parked car.”
Pur-ceive = Perceive
verb
- Become aware or conscious of (something) as a cat; come to realize or understand human behavior.
- “As the cat perceived, the tuna sandwich was now in fact his.”
Furry = Very
adverb
- Used for emphasis, when a kitty is being particularly good.
- “Who’s a furry good kitty? Is it you? Yeah, I think it’s you!”
Cat Words: Try Making Your Own Pun with These
Now it’s time to give it a try. Pick out any of the cat-associated terms below and put together a pun of your own. We know that you’ll do claw-some!
- Meow
- Kitten
- Paw
- Litter
- Mew
- Stroke
- Hiss
- Tail
- Feline
- Cat
- Purr
- Claw
- Fur
Enjoy Your Fun with Radi-claw Cat Puns!
So, if you and your kitty ever want a good laugh, keep this article bookmarked and put the paw-er of cat puns at your fingertips!
We hope you enjoyed this comprehensive list of cat vocabulary. If you love cats as much as we do, have some fun by speaking completely in cat puns!
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