"catnip" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkætnɪp/ Audio: En-us-catnip.oga [US] Forms: catnips [plural]
Etymology: Compound of cat + nep, nip (“catnip”), from Middle English nep, from Old English nepte, from Proto-West Germanic *nepetā, from Latin nepeta (“catnip”). Compare earlier catmint (“catnip”), from Middle English catt mynte, which very likely existed in Old English (as *cattes minte) as well. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cat|nep}} cat + nep, {{der|en|enm|nep}} Middle English nep, {{der|en|ang|nepte}} Old English nepte, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*nepetā}} Proto-West Germanic *nepetā, {{der|en|la|nepeta|t=catnip}} Latin nepeta (“catnip”), {{noncog|enm|catt mynte}} Middle English catt mynte, {{noncog|ang|-}} Old English Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} catnip (countable and uncountable, plural catnips)
  1. Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Cats, Nepetinae subtribe plants Synonyms: catmint, catwort Translations (plant of the genus Nepeta): νέπετος (népetos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), καλαμίνθη (kalamínthē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), կատվադաղձ (katvadaġj) (Armenian), pişiknanəsi (Azerbaijani), кацямятка (kacjamjatka) (Belarusian), herba gatera [feminine] (Catalan), 貓薄荷 /猫薄荷 (māobòhé) (Chinese Mandarin), katteurt (Danish), kattenkruid [neuter] (Dutch), Nepeta (Dutch), katherbo (Esperanto), katmento (Esperanto), kissanminttu (Finnish), კატაპიტნა (ḳaṭaṗiṭna) (Georgian), Katzenminze [feminine] (German), macskamenta (Hungarian), kattarminta [feminine] (Icelandic), mismín cait (Irish), miontas cait [masculine] (Irish), イヌハッカ属 (inuhakkazoku) (Japanese), көкжалбыз (kökjalbyz) (Kazakh), nepeta [feminine] (Latin), katžolė (Lithuanian), мачкино нане (mačkino nane) [neuter] (Macedonian), непе́та (nepéta) [feminine] (Macedonian), kattemynter (Norwegian), nepte [feminine] (Old English), cattes minte [feminine] (Old English), پونهسا (Persian), kocimiętka (Polish), erva-de-gato [feminine] (Portuguese), nêbeda [feminine] (Portuguese), iarba-mâței [feminine] (Romanian), cătușnică [feminine] (Romanian), коша́чья мя́та (košáčʹja mjáta) [feminine] (Russian), máčja méta [feminine] (Slovene), menta de gato [feminine] (Spanish), nébeda [feminine] (Spanish), hierba gatera [feminine] (Spanish), nepetasläktet (Swedish), кото́вник (kotóvnyk) (Ukrainian), mint y gath [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-catnip-en-noun-EbbzvPsC Disambiguation of Cats: 56 39 5 Disambiguation of Nepetinae subtribe plants: 65 32 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Chuvash translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Picard translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Upper Sorbian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 42 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 38 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 58 39 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 39 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 55 39 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 62 30 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 63 30 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Chuvash translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 63 31 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 69 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 63 30 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 63 33 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 62 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 68 27 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 65 28 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 62 31 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 64 31 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 61 33 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 65 30 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 65 30 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 65 30 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 62 31 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 62 31 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 65 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 62 31 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 66 30 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 62 31 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Picard translations: 63 31 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 66 27 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 61 33 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 65 28 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 69 27 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 61 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 62 31 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 67 29 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 62 32 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Upper Sorbian translations: 62 33 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 61 32 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 64 30 6 Disambiguation of 'plant of the genus Nepeta': 77 23 0
  2. Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (specific species which causes intoxication among cats): νέπετος (népetos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), καλαμίνθη (kalamínthē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), adi pişiknanəsi (Azerbaijani), katu-belar (Basque), коча трева (koča treva) (Bulgarian), herba gatera (Catalan), nepta (Catalan), 貓薄荷 /猫薄荷 (māobòhé) (Chinese Mandarin), кушак пӳсĕр курăкĕ (kuš̬ak püsĕr k̬urăkĕ) (Chuvash), šanta kočičí (Czech), almindelig katteurt (Danish), katteurt (Danish), kattenkruid [neuter] (Dutch), wild kattenkruid (Dutch), katario (Esperanto), katherbo (Esperanto), katmento (Esperanto), aitokissanminttu (taxonomic: Nepeta cataria) (Finnish), kollinminttu (Finnish), isokissanminttu (taxonomic: Nepeta grandiflora) (Finnish), cataire [feminine] (French), chataire [feminine] (French), herbe à chat [feminine] (French), herba gateira (Galician), Katzenminze [feminine] (German), Echte Katzenminze (German), illatos macskamenta (Hungarian), erba gatta [feminine] (Italian), イヌハッカ (inuhakka) (Japanese), 개박하 (gaebakha) (Korean), paprastoji katžolė (Lithuanian), мачкино нане (mačkino nane) [neuter] (Macedonian), kattemynte (Norwegian), نعناع گربهای (Persian), iérpe-éd-cat (Picard), kocimiętka właściwa (Polish), erva-de-gato [feminine] (Portuguese), iarba-mâței [feminine] (Romanian), cătușnică [feminine] (Romanian), кото́вник коша́чий (kotóvnik košáčij) [masculine] (Russian), коша́чья мя́та (košáčʹja mjáta) [feminine] (Russian), macina trava (Serbo-Croatian), mačija trava (Serbo-Croatian), mačija metvica (Serbo-Croatian), macina metvica (Serbo-Croatian), potplotuša (Serbo-Croatian), kocúrnik obyčajný (Slovak), mačja meta (Slovene), menta de gato (Spanish), menta gatuna (Spanish), albahaca de gatos (Spanish), gatera (Spanish), gataria (Spanish), nébeda (Spanish), kattmynta [common-gender] (Swedish), prawy kocornik (Upper Sorbian), bạc hà mèo (Vietnamese), cỏ mèo (Vietnamese), mintys y gath (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-catnip-en-noun-uJ5u9dOq Disambiguation of 'specific species which causes intoxication among cats': 41 52 7
  3. (figurative) Something that causes excitement or interest. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Translations (something that causes excitement or interest): Unwiderstehlichkeit [feminine] (German), gefundenes Fressen [neuter] (German), Zugpferd [neuter] (German), Objekt der Begierde [neuter] (German), Faszination [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-catnip-en-noun-LlAQLije Disambiguation of 'something that causes excitement or interest': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: catnipped, catnippy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "katherbo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "katmento"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "kissanminttu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳaṭaṗiṭna",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "კატაპიტნა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Katzenminze"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "népetos",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "νέπετος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kalamínthē",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "καλαμίνθη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "macskamenta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kattarminta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "mismín cait"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "miontas cait"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "inuhakkazoku",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "イヌハッカ属"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "kökjalbyz",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "көкжалбыз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nepeta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "katžolė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "mačkino nane",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "мачкино нане"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nepéta",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "непе́та"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "kattemynter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nepte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cattes minte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "پونهسا"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "kocimiętka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "erva-de-gato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nêbeda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "iarba-mâței"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cătușnică"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "košáčʹja mjáta",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "коша́чья мя́та"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "máčja méta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "menta de gato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nébeda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "hierba gatera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "nepetasläktet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "kotóvnyk",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "word": "кото́вник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23 0",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mint y gath"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: silver vine"
        },
        {
          "text": "Some cats go bonkers over catnip; others ignore it.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 January 20, Sofia Moutinho, “Why cats are crazy for catnip”, in Science, →DOI:",
          "text": "But exactly how catnip—and a substitute, known as silver vine—produce this feline high has long been a mystery. Now, a study suggests the key intoxicating chemicals in the plants activate cats’ opioid systems much like heroin and morphine do in people.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nepeta cataria and Nepeta grandiflora (and perhaps other species), which are well-known for causing an apparently harmless pheromone-based intoxication among certain cats."
      ],
      "id": "en-catnip-en-noun-uJ5u9dOq",
      "links": [
        [
          "Nepeta cataria",
          "Nepeta cataria#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "pheromone",
          "pheromone"
        ],
        [
          "intoxication",
          "intoxication"
        ],
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "adi pişiknanəsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "katu-belar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "koča treva",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "коча трева"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "herba gatera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "nepta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "māobòhé",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "貓薄荷 /猫薄荷"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "cv",
          "lang": "Chuvash",
          "roman": "kuš̬ak püsĕr k̬urăkĕ",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "кушак пӳсĕр курăкĕ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "šanta kočičí"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "almindelig katteurt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "katteurt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kattenkruid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "wild kattenkruid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "katario"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "katherbo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "katmento"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "taxonomic": "Nepeta cataria",
          "word": "aitokissanminttu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "kollinminttu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "taxonomic": "Nepeta grandiflora",
          "word": "isokissanminttu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cataire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "chataire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "herbe à chat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "herba gateira"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Katzenminze"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "Echte Katzenminze"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "népetos",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "νέπετος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kalamínthē",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "καλαμίνθη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "illatos macskamenta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "erba gatta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "inuhakka",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "イヌハッカ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gaebakha",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "개박하"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "paprastoji katžolė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "mačkino nane",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "мачкино нане"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "kattemynte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "نعناع گربهای"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "pcd",
          "lang": "Picard",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "iérpe-éd-cat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "kocimiętka właściwa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "erva-de-gato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "iarba-mâței"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cătușnică"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kotóvnik košáčij",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "кото́вник коша́чий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "košáčʹja mjáta",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "коша́чья мя́та"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "macina trava"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "mačija trava"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "mačija metvica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "macina metvica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "potplotuša"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "kocúrnik obyčajný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "mačja meta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "hsb",
          "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "prawy kocornik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "menta de gato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "menta gatuna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "albahaca de gatos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "gatera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "gataria"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "nébeda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "kattmynta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "bạc hà mèo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "cỏ mèo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 52 7",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
          "word": "mintys y gath"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015 April 2, James Somers, “Toolkits for the Mind”, in MIT Technology Review:",
          "text": "The language’s^([OCaml's]) rigor is like catnip to some people, though, giving Jane Street an unusual advantage in the tight hiring market for programmers.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off?”, in The Guardian, London:",
          "text": "Since Rupert Murdoch famously bet the farm on Premier League football to rescue Sky TV in 1991, it has been the catnip that has underpinned subscriber loyalty and, even in a far more complicated media landscape, is seen as so vital as to be worth almost any price.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017 May 31, David Z. Morris, “The Rise of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Schemes”, in The Atlantic:",
          "text": "Unlike IPOs, however, ICOs are catnip for scammers.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 September 14, Elizabeth Paton, “A Fashion/Food Blowout in the Shadow of Brexit”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "This hot new Shoreditch trattoria already is catnip for the style set.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that causes excitement or interest."
      ],
      "id": "en-catnip-en-noun-LlAQLije",
      "links": [
        [
          "excitement",
          "excitement"
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          "ref": "2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off?”, in The Guardian, London:",
          "text": "Since Rupert Murdoch famously bet the farm on Premier League football to rescue Sky TV in 1991, it has been the catnip that has underpinned subscriber loyalty and, even in a far more complicated media landscape, is seen as so vital as to be worth almost any price.",
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      "word": "cattes minte"
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      "word": "پونهسا"
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      "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "menta de gato"
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      "sense": "plant of the genus Nepeta",
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      "word": "adi pişiknanəsi"
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      "code": "eu",
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      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "katu-belar"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "word": "herba gatera"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "māobòhé",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "貓薄荷 /猫薄荷"
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      "code": "cv",
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      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
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      "word": "šanta kočičí"
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      "code": "da",
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      "word": "almindelig katteurt"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "katario"
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      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
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      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
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      "word": "aitokissanminttu"
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      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "kollinminttu"
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      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
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      "word": "isokissanminttu"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "cataire"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "herbe à chat"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "herba gateira"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Katzenminze"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "Echte Katzenminze"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "illatos macskamenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "erba gatta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "inuhakka",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "イヌハッカ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gaebakha",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "개박하"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "paprastoji katžolė"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mačkino nane",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мачкино нане"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "kattemynte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "نعناع گربهای"
    },
    {
      "code": "pcd",
      "lang": "Picard",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "iérpe-éd-cat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "kocimiętka właściwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "erva-de-gato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iarba-mâței"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cătușnică"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kotóvnik košáčij",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кото́вник коша́чий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "košáčʹja mjáta",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "коша́чья мя́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "macina trava"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "mačija trava"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "mačija metvica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "macina metvica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "potplotuša"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "kocúrnik obyčajný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "mačja meta"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "prawy kocornik"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "menta de gato"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "menta gatuna"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "albahaca de gatos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "gatera"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "gataria"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "nébeda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kattmynta"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "bạc hà mèo"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "cỏ mèo"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "specific species which causes intoxication among cats",
      "word": "mintys y gath"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something that causes excitement or interest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unwiderstehlichkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something that causes excitement or interest",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gefundenes Fressen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something that causes excitement or interest",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Zugpferd"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something that causes excitement or interest",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Objekt der Begierde"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something that causes excitement or interest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Faszination"
    }
  ],
  "word": "catnip"
}

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