"catloaf" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kæt.loʊf/ [US], /kæt.ləʊf/ [UK] Audio: En-au-catloaf.ogg [Australia] Forms: catloaves [plural]
Etymology: From cat + loaf. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cat|loaf}} cat + loaf Head templates: {{en-noun|catloaves}} catloaf (plural catloaves)
  1. (slang) The loaflike form of a domestic cat in which it sits with its paws and tail tucked underneath its body. Tags: slang Categories (lifeform): Cats Derived forms: catloafed Translations (loaflike form a cat takes on): 香箱座り (kōbako-zuwari) (Japanese)

Inflected forms

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