cat scratch

noun

The wound, scar, or mark left by the scratch of a cat.

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Meanings

nouncat scratch (plural cat scratches)

plural cat scratches · alternative catscratch

  1. The wound, scar, or mark left by the scratch of a cat.
  2. Internetfigurativelyself-harmA shallow self-harm cut or scar that reaches the epidermis.
  3. Internetfigurativelyself-harmThe epidermis itself.
verbcat scratch (third-person singular simple present cat scratches, present participle cat scratching, simple past and past participle cat scratched)

present singular third person cat scratches · participle present cat scratching · participle past cat scratched · past cat scratched · alternative catscratch

  1. InternetTo cut oneself superficially as self-harm.
Cite this entry
APA

cat scratch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat%20scratch

MLA

“cat scratch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat%20scratch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cat scratch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat%20scratch.

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