purrgatory

n. Semi-infernal place that slightly naughty cats go to for a while before God, enchanted by their cute behaviours, lets them into heaven.

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When my kitten, Mrs. Muffles, nearly died last week she went through a long dark tunnel and caught a glimpse of the toyless void that is to come.

That wasn’t purrgatory Mabel. She was just stuck in the leg of your Justin Bieber onesie.

purrgatory by gnostic3 January 29, 2026

Purrgatory

A state in which a person cannot move because of a cat anywhere on their body, typically the lap.

Person 1: Dude are you coming with us or not?
Person 2: Can’t bro, I’m in purrgatory

Purrgatory by TheLookinThatsCookin123 August 30, 2026

Myspace Purgatory 

This is the level of Internet Purgatory dedicated to old myspace profiles. A profile found here will most likely never be updated again but is also unlikely to get deleted. This may happen when a user forgets their password, is hacked, goes to prison, dies, or even when they simply abandon their myspace profile.

In case of a death, the profile can usually be found listed on mydeathspace. However, not all profiles on the site are in Myspace Purgatory. Many are updated by friends who knew the user's password, and are thus still in the mortal plane.

When a profile is hacked, the fate of the profile depends mostly on the motive of the hacker. A hacker looking to break into accounts to eventually hack an e-mail or paypal account is likely to leave the profile as it had been left by the original user's last update. If a hacker is out to get a particular user, the profile may be altered to include obscene information and doctored photographs. The profile is not officially in purgatory until the hacker has abandoned the page and is no longer updating.

This is quickly becoming the most common type of Internet Purgatory as Myspace expands to include more and more members who know very little about the internet and are apt to use their boyfriend's name or even "password" as their password. The frequency of this is likely to continue to increase.

A profile may occasionally find it's way out of purgatory - this either happens when a user solves their login problems and returns or when the page is entirely deleted.

The original owner of a myspace profile located in Purgatory is themself also considered to be in Purgatory for as long as the profile is there.

Shotgotbang666SexySweptBangs can't get into her myspace anymore! Unless she can fix this, she'll be stuck in Myspace Purgatory forever!

Myspace Purgatory by Ashley Harrington September 18, 2006

password purgatory 

The delay experienced after incorrectly typing your Windows login password, before you are allowed another chance to enter it.

I mashed the keys too much typing my password, so now I'm stuck in password purgatory

password purgatory by vaeren August 20, 2008

internet purgatory 

The state of a website that will most likely never be updated again but also is unlikely to be deleted for an indefinate amount of time. This may happen when a site is hacked, when an owner loses their e-mail access or password, or when the author dies or otherwise disappears from the internet. In the case of a myspace profile, this is called myspace purgatory. The most common victim is freely hosted websites, as no fees must be paid to keep the page available.

I don't know why I keep checking for updates, it's obvious that the site is stuck in Internet purgatory.

internet purgatory by Ashley Harrington September 18, 2006

Sock Purgatory 

The random container that just happens to be near the dryer that all of the unmatched socks get deposited in.

You: There is an unmatched pair of socks in my drawer!

Me: Did you check Sock Purgatory?

You: Oh great. Another game of sock bingo coming up. <Insert the Price is Right loser horn sound here>

Sock Purgatory by TheLaundryMan January 4, 2010