Ankle sharking

When a cat (or other pet) stalks or winds around your ankles, weaving in and out, often brushing against your legs with its body and tail. Used as a compound verb. Also see the noun form: ankle shark.

Muffin's ankle sharking always ramps up when we sit down to dinner.

by JpodNi February 6, 2020

Ankle Shark

An ankle shark is a term (noun) for a cat when it is stalking around your ankles, often brushing against your leg. Also used as a verb, ankle sharking, to describe the activity itself.

Here comes that little ankle shark, Muffin.

by JpodNi February 6, 2020

ankle sharking

when a cat is walking in circles around your feet, usually waiting for food and/or attention, and occasionally rubs up against your ankles/legs with it's face or rear end. Motion is reminiscent of sharks circling their prey.

When I got home Boris was totally ankle sharking me because I forgot to feed him that morning.

by wingnut76 November 30, 2009

Ankle Shark

A cat that attacks ankles, biting or scratching them.

"That cat was feral, I brought it inside and it is quite the ankle shark I am bleeding now".

by Oract 99 June 27, 2023