cat scratch

See also: catscratch

English

Alternative forms

• catscratch

Pronunciation

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Noun

cat scratch (plural cat scratches)

1. The wound, scar, or mark left by the scratch of a cat.
2. (Internet slang, self-harm, figurative) A shallow self-harm cut or scar that reaches the epidermis.
3. (Internet slang, self-harm, figurative) The epidermis itself.

   Coordinate terms: styro, beans, laffy taffy, bedrock

Derived terms

• cat scratch disease
• cat-scratch fever

Verb

cat scratch (third-person singular simple present cat scratches, present participle cat scratching, simple past and past participle cat scratched)

1. (Internet slang) To cut oneself superficially as self-harm.