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TWISTED WARRIORS

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» Out of Character Terms

• RP: Role play/roleplay
• RL: Real life
• IC: In character
• OOC / OoC: Out of Character
• Cannon Character: An actual character from the Warriors series

[/tt][/blockquote][li]Original Character / OC: A character that is totally original and belongs to its creator.[/li]

i.e. Waspwing, Cricketsong, etc.

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» General Terms

• Crowfood / Crow-food: Prey that has begun to rot. May also be used as an insult.
• Cutter: A veterinarian, sometimes - not always - one who spays/neuters cats.
• Dirt: Feces/stool/poop.
• Fresh-kill: Recently caught prey animal for the purpose of consumption.
• Gathering: A term to describe a meeting between the four Clans held every full moon.
• Kittypet: A domesticated house cat.
• Loner: A cat that lives by itself and doesn't mark its territory. Usually friendly.
• Rogue: A cat that lives by itself and intrudes upon Clan territory. Can be hostile.
• Making Dirt: Defecating/using the bathroom.
• Monster: A human vehicle, usually cars.
• Sharing Tongues: The practice of grooming and sharing the latest gossip.
• Silverpelt: Known to us as the Milky Way. Where warriors of StarClan look down upon their surviving Clanmates.
• Thunderpath: Known to us as a road.
• Twoleg: A human.
• Twoleg Kit: A human child.
• Upwalker: Another term for human.
• Nofur: Another term for human.
• Twoleg Nest: A house.
• Twolegplace: A town, city, etc.

» Time Terms

• Newleaf: Spring.
• Greenleaf: Summer.
• Leaf-Fall: Fall/Autumn.
• Leaf-Bare: Winter.
• Moon: One month.
• Half-Moon: About two weeks.
• Quarter-Moon: About one week.
• Moonhigh: Around midnight.
• Sunhigh: Around noon.

» Distance Terms

• Fox-length: About the length of a fox; approx. 1 yard.
• Kitstep / Kittenstep: About the length of a kit's step; approx. 1 inch or 1/2 inch.
• Tail-length: About the length of a cat's tail; approx. 1 foot.
• Rabbit Hop / Rabbit-length: About a foot and 1/2 away.
• Mouse-length: About 2 or 3 inches.
• Pawstep: About the length of a grown cat's step; roughly 6 inches.
• Tree-length: About the length of a tree; around 40 or 50 feet.

» Insults, Exclamations & Phrases

• As easy as swallowing a minnow: A phrase used to indicate the easiness of a task -- primarily used in RiverClan.
• As much use as a dead fox: A [ harsh ] insult indicating that the recipient is useless.
• Bees in your brain: An exclamation meaning confusion or a cat not making any sense.
• Crowfood: A [ harsh ] insult comparing the recipient to rotting prey or suggesting that they eat it. [ crowfood-eater ]
• [ You're ] crazier than a fox in a fit!: An insult used when a cat or group of cats is acting crazy.
• [ You're ] madder than a fox in a fit!: See above.
• Doesn't matter a whisker: An exclamation meaning a cat doesn't care.
• Don't give a mousetail: An exclamation meaning a cat doesn't care.
• Doesn't / didn't catch as much as a whisker: A hunting patrol will be/was unsuccessful.
• Drypaw: A term usually used in RiverClan to describe cats who don't like to get wet.
• Like LionClan/TigerClan: An expression stating that a cat did/does something fiercely or well.
• Flea-brain: A friendly-but-harsh insult. Severity is almost always decided by the tone.
• Furball: A friendly-but-harsh insult. Severity is almost always decided by the tone.
• Fuzz-brain: A friendly-but-harsh insult. Severity is almost always decided by the tone.
• Fishface / Fishfur / Fish-breath: An insult used against RiverClan warriors.
• Fox-dung: A [ harsh ] insult used to compare the recipient to fox feces. Also used as an exclamation.
• Frog-dung: Similar to fox-dung. Primarily used in RiverClan and ShadowClan.
• Fox-hearted: An insult meaning cruel, cold-hearted, or evil.
• Snake-hearted: Similar to fox-hearted. Primarily used in RiverClan and ShadowClan.
• Great StarClan!: An exclamation used to express extreme surprise or anger. Very similar to our "Oh my God!".
• Hedgehogs will fly: An exclamation-style statement that shows disbelief that a certain event will occur. Very similar to our "When pigs fly".
• How in Silverpelt?: An exclamation meaning "how in the world?".
• I'd have shredded you into mousedust!: To gravely injure, rip to shreds. Similar to mousemeat.
• How's the prey running?: A friendly greeting similar to "how are you doing?".
• Make dirt: Use the bathroom.
• May StarClan light your path: A friendly term used to tell others they wish them luck.
• Mouse-brain: A friendly-yet-harsh insult. Severity is almost always decided by the tone.
• Minnow-brain: Very similar to mouse-brain. Primarily used in RiverClan.
• Mouse-dung: A somewhat harsh insult comparing the recipient to mouse feces. Also used as an exclamation. Similar to "darn it!".
• Mouse-hearted: An insult that describes a cat who is cowardly.
• [ Only ] StarClan knows [ what ]: Sometimes used to answer a question that is difficult or impossible to answer. Similar to "God knows", "Only God knows", etc.
• Scaredy-mouse!: A cat term for our "scaredy-cat!" insult..
• Scaredy-sparrow!: See above.
• Sorry catches no prey / feeds no bellies: An expression meaning a cat may be sorry, but it doesn't undo what happened.
• StarClan's kits!: An exclamation of surprise or disbelief. Sometimes used if a cat is hurt.
• Tabbies don't change their stripes: An expression meaning a cat doesn't change their nature. Equivalent to our, "A leopard doesn't change its spots".
• What in StarClan's name?: An expression similar to "what in the world?" or "what on earth?".
• That's a load of badger droppings: A harsh exclamation meaning that something is nonsense.
• Thistles and thorns: Used to describe bad luck.
• Frog-dirt and fish-guts: Similar to "thistles and thorns". Primarily used in RiverClan.
• You fight/hunt like a kittypet!: An expression used to insult or tease a cat that hunts or fights poorly.
• Who made dirt in his/her fresh kill?: A phrase to describe a cranky or suddenly moody cat.
• Rabbit-chasers: A less harsh insult used in ShadowClan to describe WindClan.

» Terms That Describe Spaces

• Dirtplace: A place near the camp where cats go to urinate or defecate.
• Fresh-kill Pile: A place usually in the center of the camp where warriors drop the prey they catch. Easily accessible to all cats in the Clan.

Majority of terms and definitions provided by the Warriors Wiki page Clan Terminology.[/blockquote]