catitude

catitude

English

Etymology

Blend of cat +‎ attitude.

Noun

catitude (countable and uncountable, plural catitudes)

1. (humorous) An attitude belonging to or befitting a cat.
   • 1988, Rita Mae Brown, Bingo, Bantam Dell (2008), →ISBN, page 248:

     I didn't notice Mother until Goodyear leapt up to greet me—and with dirty paws too. Pewter, full of catitude, refused to move aside for Goodyear.

   • 2003, "Cats' Drinking: Is It Smarts Or Snobbery?", The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, California), 5 October 2003:

     Ally, the alpha cat in my household, has a severe case of catitude. She demands to sit on my lap and leaves as soon as she has altered whatever I was doing.

   • 2004, A. O. Scott, "FILM REVIEW; Not-So-Cuddly Cat: This One Cracks a Mean Whip", The New York Times, 22 July 2004:

     Like "Garfield," "Catwoman" is really a parody of catitude, offering glib mockery of a domestic species notorious for its pride and hauteur.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:catitude.