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6 | [[caption-width-right:350:''[[Series/TheBigBangTheory Soft kitty, warm kitty,[softreturn] little ball of fur...[softreturn] Happy kitty, sleepy kitty,[softreturn] purr, purr, purr...]]'']] |
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8 | ->''"The fat cat on a mat may seem to dream''\ |
9 | ''Of nice mice that suffice for him or cream''\ |
10 | ''But he free, maybe walks in thought unbowed, proud''\ |
11 | ''Where loud his kin, lean and slim or deep in den''\ |
12 | ''Feasted on beasts and tender men.''\ |
13 | ''The giant lion with iron claw in paw''\ |
14 | ''And huge ruthless tooth in gory jaw;''\ |
15 | ''The pard dark-starred, fleet upon feet,''\ |
16 | ''That oft soft from aloft leaps on his meat''\ |
17 | ''Where woods loom in gloom''\ |
18 | ''Far now they be, fierce and free, and tamed is he;''\ |
19 | ''But fat cat on the mat kept as a pet he does not forget"'' |
20 | -->-- '''Creator/JRRTolkien''', ''The Adventures of Tom Bombadil'', "Cat" |
21 | |
22 | This is the [[Main/{{Pun}} ''purr''-fectly]] cat-related trope index. |
23 | For more reality-based information about meowing, see the Useful Notes page on UsefulNotes/CatCommunication. |
24 | |
25 | See also: ThisIndexBarks. |
26 | ---- |
27 | [[index]] |
28 | !!Tropes: |
29 | [floatboxright: |
30 | '''Related Index''' |
31 | * FelineFiction |
32 | ] |
33 | |
34 | * AdorableFluffyTail: Cats with fluffy tails. |
35 | * AllWitchesHaveCats: Witches own cats and cats are associated with witches. |
36 | * AsianLionDogs: Feline and/or canine beings, usually guardians of people and places. |
37 | * AsiansEatPets: The stereotype that Asian people eat meat from cats. |
38 | * BakenekoAndNekomata: Two types of cat {{youkai}} |
39 | * BuffoonishTomcat: A cat, usually tom-cats, resemble the manner of [[TheDitz a buffoon]] or are like [[PluckyComicRelief a clown]] that usually are an [[ButtMonkey victim]] of {{slapstick}} in old-fashioned cartoons, are [[RuleOfFunny characterized by humor]], or simply consist in buffoonery. |
40 | * CaninesPrimaryFelinesSecondary: A story where the cats are sort of the inferiors to the dogs or work with dogs as the main characters and cats as supporting characters. |
41 | * {{Catapult}}: Cats are used as projectiles. |
42 | * CatConcerto: One or more cats sing on the streets at night. |
43 | * CatDogDichotomy: Cats and dogs are compared to one another. |
44 | * CatFolk: Humanoids that are sort of catlike. |
45 | * CatGirl: A girl or a woman that is mostly human but [[LittleBitBeastly has some cat parts]]. |
46 | * ACatInAGangOfDogs: A group of animals that consists of several dogs and a cat. |
47 | * CatlikeDragons: Dragons are depicted with feline features or mannerisms. |
48 | * CatsLoveLaserPointers: Cats love to chase things, laser pointers in this case. |
49 | * CatNinja: Ninjas and cats are associated with each other, often a cat who ''is'' a ninja. |
50 | * CatScare: Something is thought to be scary, but it's just something harmless (not necessarily a cat but often is). |
51 | * CatStereotype: A list of stereotypes about cats. |
52 | * CatsAreLazy: Cats are lazy by nature. |
53 | * CatsAreMagic: Cats with magical powers. |
54 | * CatsAreMean: Cats that are considered [[HeroicCaninesVillainousFelines evil]], unkindly or just mean-spirited. |
55 | * CatsAreSnarkers: A [[DeadpanSnarker snide]] cat. |
56 | * CatsAreSuperior: Cats are seen as amazing but (sometimes) they're also arrogant about it. |
57 | * CatsHateWater: Cats having fear of water, rain, or just getting wet. |
58 | * CatsHaveNineLives: Any reference to the expression that cats have nine lives. |
59 | * CatUpATree: A cat is stuck up a tree. |
60 | * ClassicalChimera: A mythical creature combining with lion, snake, and goat attributes. |
61 | * ConvenientDecoyCat: The good guy/s is/are chasing the bad guy/s and are distracted by a small animal (often a cat). |
62 | * CoolCat: Cats are hip. |
63 | * CrazyCatLady: An [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} eccentric]] or crazy woman who owns many cats. |
64 | * CuteKitten: A kitten, or even an adult cat who's [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter really]] [[{{Moe}} adorable]], and are usually harmless. |
65 | * EasternZodiac: The tiger is the third animal of the zodiac, and the Vietnamese version of the zodiac has the cat replacing the rabbit as the fourth. |
66 | * FauxPaw: A character pretends to be a cat and uses their fist as a fake paw. |
67 | * FemaleFelineMaleMutt: A duo consisting of a female cat and a male dog. |
68 | * FieryLion: A lion with a fire motif. |
69 | * FluffyDryCat: A furry animal (not always a cat but often is) gets wet, then dried, and their fur stands up and looks way longer. |
70 | * GreatWhiteFeline: Big cats with white fur given some form of importance or strangeness. |
71 | * HairballHumor: Sure, it's messy, but it's still funny. |
72 | * HeroicCaninesVillainousFelines: Dogs are the good guys, cats are the bad guys. |
73 | * HighOnCatnip: Catnip acts like a drug for cats. |
74 | * TheInternetIsForCats: People looking at animal memes (usually involving cats) on TheInternet. |
75 | * IntrovertedCatPerson: An introverted and shy person who loves cats. |
76 | * KindheartedCatLover: Someone who likes cats and is a NiceGuy, a NiceGirl, or if they're a villain, they'll be [[EvenEvilHasStandards not all bad]]. |
77 | * KingOfBeasts: Lions are portrayed as royalty/leaders. |
78 | * ManekiNeko: The Japanese lucky waving cat. |
79 | * MegaNeko: A giant cat. |
80 | * MenLikeDogsWomenLikeCats: Female characters favor pet cats, while males prefer pet dogs. |
81 | * NiceKitty: Making BabyTalk to a scary animal (not necessarily a cat). |
82 | * {{Nue}}: A chimeric yokai that is often depicted as having the traits of a tiger, but can sometimes have the traits of a cat. |
83 | * OurGryphonsAreDifferent: A mythical half-lion half-eagle creature |
84 | * OurManticoresAreSpinier: A mythical creature with the body of a lion, the face of a human, and the ability to shoot venomous spikes. |
85 | * OurSphinxesAreDifferent: A mythical creature with the body of a lion, the face of (usually) a human and the wings of a bird. |
86 | * PantheraAwesome: Big cats are seen as awesome. |
87 | * PawprintStamping: Cats leave pawprints. |
88 | * RiddlingSphinx: A sphinx who asks a riddle. |
89 | * RightHandCat (Not necessarily a cat, but often is.): A bad guy with a pet that doesn't do much. |
90 | * SexyCatPerson: Associating cats with sex. |
91 | * SnowySabertooths: Prehistoric saber-toothed cats depicted as living in snowy wastes due to their association with the Ice Age. |
92 | * SpookyAnimalSounds: Ambient animal sounds, such as cats yowling, used to set an atmosphere of danger. |
93 | * ThatPoorCat: A cat's yowl is heard in the background after a crash. |
94 | * TigerVersusDragon: Dragons and tigers are against each other or used as opposing AnimalMotifs. |
95 | * WesternZodiac: The fifth sign is Leo (Lion). |
96 | |
97 | !!Useful Notes |
98 | * UsefulNotes/CatCommunication: Notes on how cats communicate with each other and with humans. |
99 | * UsefulNotes/SchrodingersCat: Notes on the thought experiment involving a cat who may or may not be dead until you open the box. |
100 | [[/index]] |
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