Nyan Cat

Nyan Cat is a looping video depicting a cartoon cat with a poptart attached to his back and flying through space while singing a repetitive "NYAN NYAN NYAN" sound and leaving a rainbow trail.

The video became a viral internet meme in YouTube.

ORIGIN:
The origin of such meme it's believed to be in the "Buttered Cat Paradox" which states that a buttered bread will allways land buttered side down and a cat will allways land on their feet, so attaching a buttered bread (or a poptart) on a cat's back will cause an anti-gravity effect making the cat to float indefinitly. (This doesn't explain the NYAN NYAN sound, but I believe that was added to the video just to make it cute... and annoying)

- What would happen if I tie a buttered bread to a cat's back?
- You'd get a Buttered Cat Paradox!! just like the Nyan Cat

by exacrom January 4, 2013

cat code

The Cat Code is the unwritten vow that Cats and Cat Crews alike live and stand by, Cats must always obey the terms of the Cat Code and must never undermined, question or speak about the CC (Cat Code) with any other non Cat, under any circumstances.

The only for sure known rule of the Cat Code is that Cats always have each others back, no matter what, over everything else, each Cat within a Cat Crew will kill or die for any other member no questions asked.

by Cat#243 January 19, 2012

alarm cat

A back-up waking device in feline form. Gentler when it initially goes off, but if you press the snooze bar, is subsequently harsher (depending on how hungry it is).

Alarm cat: mrrrow....>lick< >kitty head-but< >paw-nudge<
Cat's person: (sleepily) Mmmmmsnorzzzzzz...
Alarm cat, five minutes later: MRRREEEOW...HISSSS! >CHOMP< >SCRRRRATCH<
Cat's person: AIIIYEEEEEEEEE! Alright! I'm up! I'm up!

by S. Osborn August 24, 2007

scratch cat

The Scratch Cat is the mascot of Scratch and the default sprite when opening a new Scratch project.1 This can't be changed. It is also the outline for the default icon of new Scratch accounts, replacing a previous version that showed a human silhouette.2 The Scratch Cat is a trademark of MIT3 and was drawn by Wing Ngan.4 According to Scratch Team member ceebee, the Scratch Cat is nonbinary, meaning that the cat does not identify as strictly male or female in terms of gender.5 However, many users, even some Scratch Team members, use male pronouns for Scratch Cat.

"anytime i make a new project on scratch a scratch cat appears in the middle of the screen"

by Sakura_animates December 13, 2020

what cat

W...what cat?

Barney: You mean it's working? For real this time? Because... I still have nightmares about that cat.
Kleiner: No, no... there's NOTHING to be worried about.
Alyx: What cat?
Kleiner: We've made major strides since then.
Alyx: What cat!?

by RaspberryTimbre November 1, 2013

Buttering the Cat

In the disability rights community: attempting to help someone without asking if they need help, or in a way that is not actually helpful (and indeed may be harmful to the disabled person or to others).

Comes from a viral Twitter thread featuring Jorts the orange cat who was having trouble grooming himself. A well meaning but clueless human buttered Jorts in an attempt to teach him how to groom himself. This may or may not have resulted in a different cat being sick from licking the butter off of Jorts.

"Hey, don't just grab my chair; that's buttering the cat!"

"Stop buttering the cat, tonight's homework is easy!"

by philhellenike December 22, 2021

skin the cat

Term refers to a task which has several ways by which it can be completed. Often used in the expression "there are many ways to skin the cat" or by using "skin this cat" in place of "skin the cat."

My friends and I are going to start a business, but we don't even know where to begin because there are so many ways to skin the cat.

by CRubio April 21, 2007