Meanings
nouncatlicker (plural catlickers)
plural catlickers · alternative Catlicker
- colloquialderogatoryChristianityA Catholic person.
Well, I was in that game. And we were playing the game and we'd fall over on their side, and they'd kick us and they'd shout at us that we were Mexicans and catlickers. That was what they called a Catholic.
2010, José Inez Taylor, James M. Taggart, Alex and the Hobo: A Chicano Life and Story, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 106
Origin
Compound of cat + licker, phonetically similar to Catholic.
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APA
catlicker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catlicker
MLA
“catlicker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catlicker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catlicker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catlicker.
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