cat scratch
See also: catscratch
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Noun
cat scratch (plural cat scratches)
- The wound, scar, or mark left by the scratch of a cat.
- (Internet slang, self-harm, figurative) A shallow self-harm cut or scar that reaches the epidermis.
- (Internet slang, self-harm, figurative) The epidermis itself.
- Coordinate terms: styro, beans, laffy taffy, bedrock
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Verb
cat scratch (third-person singular simple present cat scratches, present participle cat scratching, simple past and past participle cat scratched)