Post by Mana on Mar 31, 2015 14:00:27 GMT
General Terms
Crow-food: A dead prey animal that has begun to rot; can also be used as an insult
Dirt: Feces
Fresh-kill: A recently killed prey animal caught for the purpose of consumption. Fresh-kill is hunted by warriors and apprentices, and sometimes elders, and placed on the fresh-kill pile or brought to the elders. Elders, kits, queens and sick cats eat first, then warriors and apprentices. Extras stay in the fresh-kill pile.
Gathering: The monthly meeting of the Clan
Hunting Patrol: A group of cats hunting for fresh-kill to bring back for their Clan to eat. May fight if there are trespassers.
Kittypet: A domesticated pet cat.
Loner: A cat that lives by itself and doesn't defend it's territory
Making Dirt: Defecating
Rogue: A usually hostile cat who does not have a permanent home, roams around, and does not care about crossing Clan boundaries.
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.
She-kit: A female kit.
Silverpelt: The large swath of stars in the sky. These stars are a direct representation of StarClan.
Snowmelt: A term used to describe slush or dirty, melted snow.
Tom/Tomcat: A male cat
Tom-kit: A male kit
Twoleg: A Human
Twoleg Kit: A human child
Time Terms
Newleaf: Spring
Greenleaf: Summer
Leaf-fall: Autumn or Fall
Leaf-bare: 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 (ex- One sunrise ago)
Season: A quarter of a year in cat time. Four season equal a year
Heartbeat: A split second
Claw-moon: When the moon resembles the shape of an unsheathed claw, equivalent to crescent moon.
Sundown: Dusk
Sunup: Dawn. However, Dawn is still used for example in the phrase "Dawn Patrol."
Distance Terms
Fox-length: About the length of a fox; approximately a yard (80 cm)
Kittenstep or Kitstep: About the length of a kit's step; approximately an inch or a half inch (1.25 - 2.5 cm)
Tail-length: About the length of a cat's tail; approximately a foot (30 cm)
Rabbit hop or Rabbit length: About a foot and a half away (45 cm)
Mouse-length: About two or three inches (5 - 7.5 cm)
Pawstep: About the length of a grown cat's step, roughly six inches (15 cm)
Tree-length: About the length of a tree; around 40 to 50 feet (15 m)
Insults, Exclamations & Phrases
As easy as swallowing a minnow: A phrase used to indicate easiness of a task
As much use as a dead fox: A (harsh) insult, meaning the recipient is useless.
Bees in your brain: An exclamation meaning confusion or a cat not making sense.
Buzzardfood: Alternative of crowfood, used before the start of the Clans.
Chickfeed: Alternative of crowfood, used before the start of the Clans
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.
Doormouse: An expression or exclamation used against a cat who sleeps a lot.
Drypaw: A cat that dislikes getting wet
Dungface: An (harsh) insult
Like LionClan/TigerClan: An expression stating that a cat does something very fiercely or well.
Flea-brain: A (friendly, yet harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone.
Fishface, fishfur or fish-breath: An insult used against cats that eat fish.
Frog-dung: Same as fox-dung
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.
Fuzz-brain: A (friendly, but 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 god! in usage and to the fact that they both have mention of a higher force.
Hare-dung: Used as an exclaimation, similar to "mouse-dung". Somewhat like "Darn it!"
When 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, or the dirtplace in warrior terms.
May StarClan light your path/Banish all the fleas from your nest: A friendly term used to tell others they wish them well.
May the Sun warm your back and the fish leap into your paws: A blessing used in IceClan used to wish good dreams or, in some instances, to say farewell to a dead cat.
May you find good hunting, swift running, and shelter when you sleep: An ancient farewell used by all the Clans, to say goodbye to loved ones on their way to StarClan.
Minnow-brain: An insult that is friendly but harsh. Another version of mouse-brain.
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."
Pain in the tail: An insult meaning a cat is irritating or lazy.
Scaredy-mouse!: A similar expression to scaredy-cat, but in cat terms
Scaredy-sparrow: Similar to Scaredy-mouse
Snake-hearted or Snake-heart: Similar to the term "fox-hearted"
Snake-tongue: An insult meaning cold or unfair; similar to fox-hearted or snake-hearted
Sorry catches no prey or Sorry fills no bellies: Means cats can be sorry, but that will not change the past.
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: Mean s 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; 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/her fresh kill/nest?: 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.
Frog-dirt and Fish-guts: Has the same meaning as thistles and thorns
Rabbit-chasers: Used to describe someone who hunts only rabbits
Who ruffled their fur: A similar way of saying "who got under their skin?" But in cat terms
Rabbit-brain: An insult that is friendly but harsh. Another version of mouse-brain.
Crow-food: A dead prey animal that has begun to rot; can also be used as an insult
Dirt: Feces
Fresh-kill: A recently killed prey animal caught for the purpose of consumption. Fresh-kill is hunted by warriors and apprentices, and sometimes elders, and placed on the fresh-kill pile or brought to the elders. Elders, kits, queens and sick cats eat first, then warriors and apprentices. Extras stay in the fresh-kill pile.
Gathering: The monthly meeting of the Clan
Hunting Patrol: A group of cats hunting for fresh-kill to bring back for their Clan to eat. May fight if there are trespassers.
Kittypet: A domesticated pet cat.
Loner: A cat that lives by itself and doesn't defend it's territory
Making Dirt: Defecating
Rogue: A usually hostile cat who does not have a permanent home, roams around, and does not care about crossing Clan boundaries.
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.
She-kit: A female kit.
Silverpelt: The large swath of stars in the sky. These stars are a direct representation of StarClan.
Snowmelt: A term used to describe slush or dirty, melted snow.
Tom/Tomcat: A male cat
Tom-kit: A male kit
Twoleg: A Human
Twoleg Kit: A human child
Time Terms
Newleaf: Spring
Greenleaf: Summer
Leaf-fall: Autumn or Fall
Leaf-bare: 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 (ex- One sunrise ago)
Season: A quarter of a year in cat time. Four season equal a year
Heartbeat: A split second
Claw-moon: When the moon resembles the shape of an unsheathed claw, equivalent to crescent moon.
Sundown: Dusk
Sunup: Dawn. However, Dawn is still used for example in the phrase "Dawn Patrol."
Distance Terms
Fox-length: About the length of a fox; approximately a yard (80 cm)
Kittenstep or Kitstep: About the length of a kit's step; approximately an inch or a half inch (1.25 - 2.5 cm)
Tail-length: About the length of a cat's tail; approximately a foot (30 cm)
Rabbit hop or Rabbit length: About a foot and a half away (45 cm)
Mouse-length: About two or three inches (5 - 7.5 cm)
Pawstep: About the length of a grown cat's step, roughly six inches (15 cm)
Tree-length: About the length of a tree; around 40 to 50 feet (15 m)
Insults, Exclamations & Phrases
As easy as swallowing a minnow: A phrase used to indicate easiness of a task
As much use as a dead fox: A (harsh) insult, meaning the recipient is useless.
Bees in your brain: An exclamation meaning confusion or a cat not making sense.
Buzzardfood: Alternative of crowfood, used before the start of the Clans.
Chickfeed: Alternative of crowfood, used before the start of the Clans
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.
Doormouse: An expression or exclamation used against a cat who sleeps a lot.
Drypaw: A cat that dislikes getting wet
Dungface: An (harsh) insult
Like LionClan/TigerClan: An expression stating that a cat does something very fiercely or well.
Flea-brain: A (friendly, yet harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone.
Fishface, fishfur or fish-breath: An insult used against cats that eat fish.
Frog-dung: Same as fox-dung
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.
Fuzz-brain: A (friendly, but 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 god! in usage and to the fact that they both have mention of a higher force.
Hare-dung: Used as an exclaimation, similar to "mouse-dung". Somewhat like "Darn it!"
When 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, or the dirtplace in warrior terms.
May StarClan light your path/Banish all the fleas from your nest: A friendly term used to tell others they wish them well.
May the Sun warm your back and the fish leap into your paws: A blessing used in IceClan used to wish good dreams or, in some instances, to say farewell to a dead cat.
May you find good hunting, swift running, and shelter when you sleep: An ancient farewell used by all the Clans, to say goodbye to loved ones on their way to StarClan.
Minnow-brain: An insult that is friendly but harsh. Another version of mouse-brain.
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."
Pain in the tail: An insult meaning a cat is irritating or lazy.
Scaredy-mouse!: A similar expression to scaredy-cat, but in cat terms
Scaredy-sparrow: Similar to Scaredy-mouse
Snake-hearted or Snake-heart: Similar to the term "fox-hearted"
Snake-tongue: An insult meaning cold or unfair; similar to fox-hearted or snake-hearted
Sorry catches no prey or Sorry fills no bellies: Means cats can be sorry, but that will not change the past.
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: Mean s 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; 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/her fresh kill/nest?: 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.
Frog-dirt and Fish-guts: Has the same meaning as thistles and thorns
Rabbit-chasers: Used to describe someone who hunts only rabbits
Who ruffled their fur: A similar way of saying "who got under their skin?" But in cat terms
Rabbit-brain: An insult that is friendly but harsh. Another version of mouse-brain.
Taken and modified from the Warriors wikia