Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cat around

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: cat around
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in sex with various partners; to sleep around; to cheat on a sexual partner.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To wander; to waste time or idle.

American usage; Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"Mrs S. was convinced that any girl who visited a boy in his bedsitter after 10 p.m. was up to no good. 'If you boys want to cat around, okay, but you're not going to do it under my roof! This is a respectable house!' she was fond of saying whenever she suspected we were trying to put one across her - which was practically all the time."
"Before then, I catted around, ever since the urge came to me. I learned blond hair, blue eyes, an innocent look works with women. I had many girls. I stayed out to all hours. Mother never cared."
"None of them seemed to know that Nikki had been catting around behind Brandon's back with her roommate's boyfriend (thank God)."

Etymology

Perhaps referring to the behavior of a cat in heat.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cats around (present, singular) catting around (participle, present) catted around (participle, past) catted around (past)

Synonyms

alley cat

Questions

What does cat around mean?: To engage in sex with various partners; to sleep around; to cheat on a sexual partner.
Where does cat around come from?: Perhaps referring to the behavior of a cat in heat.

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