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herding cats

The phrase herding cats comes from the common saying that something involving coordination of many different groups or people is as difficult as herding cats. One of the commonly encountered uses of the term in technical fields is the phrase "Managing programmers is like herding cats" or "Managing engineers is like herding cats". In education it would be "Managing students is like herding cats". In reality, it would be "Managing cats is like herding cats." It refers to the individualism common in the stereotypical examples of programmers and domesticated cats. A similar phrase, allegedly of Irish origins, is "Minding mice at a crossroads".
Me: Yo. I was having trouble.
You: So, managing cats was like herding cats?
Cats: Ya!
by catherdmaster January 3, 2009
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Cats in the bathtub

When you are trying to stuff your nuts into a woman's fart pipe and as soon as you cram one in, the other nut pops out. Leaving you with only one nut in her asshole, but never two. - Very similar to trying to get two or more cats in a bathtub, one always escapes when trying to get the other in.

The only man to accomplish this feat is the very famous "aww nigga, nuts in the ass dick in da pussy" porn actor. Who overachieved the feat by keeping both nuts in a females asshole WHILE stuffing his giant dong in her vagina. Making us all feel inferior.
Man, I was trying to stuff my nutsack into Bertha's asshole, but all I got was cats in the bathtub
by TittyfaceJenkins July 5, 2016
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Cats in your closet

It basically means “body count”. It’s how many girls you’ve slept with.
“Bro, how many cats are in your closet?”
“I can’t be with him, he has so many cats in his closet.”
“Cats in your closet.”
by KittyCloset February 22, 2020
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bag o' cats

Refers to someone who is being particularly surly, moody, sour or otherwise unpleasant, a.k.a., a bitch... someone you might approach in the same way as a bag of fighting cats.

Best when said in a real Irish accent.
She's like a bag o' cats.
by onthefringe August 27, 2008
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easy as cats

Super easy, like as easy as taking care of a backyard cat.

First known public use attributed to Dr. Daniel Barboriak, March 9 2017, about diagnosing a stroke on MRI.
Making Ricotta cheese is easy as cats.
by the.scarlet.pimp March 10, 2017
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Cats from hell

Cats that’s use the power of doors to send their victims to hell. They come in forms of skinny, frail,hairless cats, typically seen around the dreaded, 3 AM. The only way to stop them is to make the number 42 out of the bones from dead cats from hell.
Oh no, the cats from hell are back, curse those doors; we won’t go down with out a fight.
by Catgirl 42 hellfire March 11, 2019
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Cats

Depending on who you ask, they are the epitome of evil, the cutest thing alive, satan's babies, ninjas, ninja-satan-babies, those animals they don't give two cruds about, living rugs, fur with claws, claws with fur, teeth with fur and claws, teeth with claws, teeth with fur, fur with teeth, what you shouldn't step on, a catto, the stupidest things alive, the future world rulers, the things trying to kill you in your sleep, the things trying to protect you from the things trying to kill you in your sleep, aliens, carnivourous monsters, little angels, everyone's best friend, the bane of all existance, the thing that sits on you at three in the morning, or just a cat.

I am sure I have missed at least 500 other definitions of cats. Publish your own description to fill in what I missed!
First person: There were feral cats in my backyard the other day.

Second person: Satan's fur babies!?!?!?? Where!?!?!?? * pulls out crucifix *

First person: Woah, calm down. Cats aren't satan's fur babies, they're ninjas. When you look for them, they're gone......
Second person: * muttering ancient chant to ward off evil *
by considerthefollowing June 27, 2018
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