Cathode

The positive electrode where electrons are moved to.

In a battery, the metal ions in cathode gains electrons while the anode loses.

by chemguide August 5, 2019

Cathode

Used to describe someone with the nick name Kat/Cat (Catherine, Katarina...) who is always negative about everything. be that moaning, complaining, being pessimistic...

"...Kat, stop being such a standard cathode"
"hey cathode, whats up?"

by phdboss November 20, 2013

cathode

Someone who is short.

Dave: You're the only cathode here. XD
Whole class: (laugh)
Nate: :((

by Le Mao August 18, 2012

cathode ray tan

Pale pigmentation and pasty skin caused by excessive exposure to Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Screens. This 'tan' generally applies to Caucasians only, but some Hispanics and Middle-Eastern people have been known to see the same effect.

The acronym CRT can also be used to express 'Cathode Ray Tan'

"Hey Archibald, me and the boys are going to spy on the girls in their change rooms, are you coming?"

"Sorry Fred, I'm busy working on my cathode ray tan. Maybe later."

by sickanimations July 14, 2007

cathode tit

TV, the tube

“I mean, you can vote for the donkey or the elephant, or you can stay at home, sucking on the cathode tit, but any way you analyze it, you’ve consented to an immoral system.” Garth Risk Hallberg, City on Fire

by ReaderMS February 3, 2023

cathole

A hole you dig to go to the bathroom in when you are camping.

"Is there a bathroom anywhere near the campsite?"

"No, but you can dig a cathole in the wooded area over there"

by alamarang March 6, 2005

cathole

The anal opening usually encrusted with feces of an ordinary house feline.

Hey, get Fluffy off my table! I don't want to eat where his cathole has been.

by julieisthere March 22, 2010