catitude

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English

Etymology

Blend of cat +‎ attitude.

Noun

catitude (countable and uncountable, plural catitudes)

(humorous) An attitude belonging to or befitting a cat.
- 1988, Rita Mae Brown, Bingo, Bantam Dell, published 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 October 5, “Cats' Drinking: Is It Smarts Or Snobbery?”, in The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, California:
  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 July 22, A. O. Scott, “FILM REVIEW; Not-So-Cuddly Cat: This One Cracks a Mean Whip”, in The New York Times:
  Like "Garfield," "Catwoman" is really a parody of catitude, offering glib mockery of a domestic species notorious for its pride and hauteur.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:catitude.

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