Catcall

In days past, there were small whistlelike instruments that made a sound like a cat, and they were used at concerts, political gatherings an...

Selfish, yes, and not ashamed

Of course they are, and we love them for it. We would detest a friend or family member as selfish as a cat, but we don’t mind selfishness so...

“Honest as the cat”

Some people hate cats because of their habit of snitching meat—and “meat” might also include pet birds and fish . Well, why not? To a cat, if...

“Cat on a hot tin roof”

The playwright Tennessee Williams immortalized this phrase in the title of one of his dramas, even though the cat in his play was a woman, n...

Chatoyancy

Here’s a fancy French word, and if you know that chat is French for “cat,” you may have a clue what chatoyancy means: “shining like a cat’s ...