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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
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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
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jesus cat cracking christ

Invoking Jesus's name with the awesome power of a catylitic converter.
Jesus cat cracking christ Martha ! All of Bertha's children have 2 left feet !
by jeffbo April 29, 2009
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beat the cat

After a hard day at work, Amy decided to go home and beat the cat.
by Doug Roberts March 22, 2007
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Boob Cat

Boob- Australian street slang for jail.

Cat- Australian street slang for a homosexual male.

BOOB CAT- A phrase used commonly in the Australian prison system/s to describe the phenomenon of 'straight' male inmates that only resort to engaging in sexual activity with other male inmates during periods of incarceration, purely for the purpose of sexual gratification.
"That Hamill character is a flat-out boob cat! He used to get his toes sucked flat out by Jamie, and used to get visited by his gay mate the high school principal."

"John secretly lusted after men in jail, and that makes him a rampant boob cat."
by K9GUY June 3, 2009
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J Cat

(Prison/Jail Term) Any person who is mentally unstable or requires psyche drugs to maintain.
That fool over there talking to himself, walking like a chicken is a J Cat.
by Wood Dawger October 2, 2005
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Nyan Cat

A symbol of internet meme of a poptart cat flying through space.
You just got nyan'd by Nyan Cat `·.,¸,.·*¯`·.,¸,.·*¯;::;‹ᵒᴥᵒ )
by DragonHunter1234567890 October 3, 2011
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