Very drunk, specifically on gin.
A result of the "gin craze," British government tried to stem the flow of gin with prohibitive taxes and rules, which drove the gin scene underground during 18th-century England. Exploiting a loop-hole in these new regulations, where a bartender couldn't be prosecuted for serving gin if the police couldn't be sure exactly which bartender served it, wooden plaques shaped like a black cat (hence "Old Tom gin") were mounted on the outside wall of some pubs. These cat plaques had little paws, and under the cat's paw was a slot to put money in and a small lead tube. From the tube would come a shot of gin, poured by the bartender, who remained anonymous from inside the pub.
Today, "under the cat's paw," simply means to be very drunk on gin, perhaps to great excess, as that is where most of these gin-crazed bar-patrons would have spent most of their time.
A result of the "gin craze," British government tried to stem the flow of gin with prohibitive taxes and rules, which drove the gin scene underground during 18th-century England. Exploiting a loop-hole in these new regulations, where a bartender couldn't be prosecuted for serving gin if the police couldn't be sure exactly which bartender served it, wooden plaques shaped like a black cat (hence "Old Tom gin") were mounted on the outside wall of some pubs. These cat plaques had little paws, and under the cat's paw was a slot to put money in and a small lead tube. From the tube would come a shot of gin, poured by the bartender, who remained anonymous from inside the pub.
Today, "under the cat's paw," simply means to be very drunk on gin, perhaps to great excess, as that is where most of these gin-crazed bar-patrons would have spent most of their time.
"I'm going to be under the cat's paw tonight!"
"Billy, if you don't slow down on those martinis, you'll be under the cat's paw in no time!"
"I can't remember a thing- I was absolutely under the cat's paw!"
"Billy, if you don't slow down on those martinis, you'll be under the cat's paw in no time!"
"I can't remember a thing- I was absolutely under the cat's paw!"
by PW Magnussen January 10, 2020
a very extreme porn fetish
by Labon Dames June 29, 2009
1. Term used for someone's well-being if they are dead.
2. Decent Death Metal band formed in the mid 80's.
2. Decent Death Metal band formed in the mid 80's.
1 - What do you mean you thought Lois would be six feet under by now and we could catch a movie?
2 - I recommend the album Haunted by Six Feet Under
2 - I recommend the album Haunted by Six Feet Under
by larstait October 13, 2003
Chuck was planning on firing Sally until she unzipped his pants and gave him an under-the-desk incentive. She not only kept her job, she also got a raise.
by Chase Smith January 23, 2007
A place where a Yellow sponge lives inside a Pineapple under the Sea which neighbors live in a Tiki head and a Rock.
by Kylotastic October 27, 2017
A game in which a circle of men hold a blanket between them at stomach height, and one woman (the "pig") crawls on the floor under the blanket, and is hidden from view. The men have all removed their pants, and the woman moves from one to the other performing fellatio at random times. If one of the men correctly identifies another while he is receiving fellatio, then that other man is ejected from the game. A man is also be ejected if he incorrectly claims that another is being fellated. This continues until there is one man left standing.
by filthyboss August 23, 2006
by Yellow-Fire December 10, 2002