if it fits, I sits

phrase

A domestic cat, out of instinctual habit, will sit in any empty box or other container of any size that is left unattended.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative if I fits, I sits

  1. InternethumorousA domestic cat, out of instinctual habit, will sit in any empty box or other container of any size that is left unattended.

Origin

Chosen for the rhyme. The expression stems from a jocular wordplay on the slogan "If It Fits, It Ships" adopted by the USPS for its holiday advertising campaign in 2009. Its earliest known appearance is from an image macro series posted on the ICanHasCheezburger blog on October 10th, 2011.

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APA

if it fits, I sits. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20it%20fits%2C%20I%20sits

MLA

“if it fits, I sits.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20it%20fits%2C%20I%20sits. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if it fits, I sits,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20it%20fits%2C%20I%20sits.

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