Clan Terminology

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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.

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