looking like something the cat dragged in

A form of look like something the cat dragged in — To have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of look like something the cat dragged in
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APA

looking like something the cat dragged in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looking%20like%20something%20the%20cat%20dragged%20in

MLA

“looking like something the cat dragged in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looking%20like%20something%20the%20cat%20dragged%20in. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “looking like something the cat dragged in,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looking%20like%20something%20the%20cat%20dragged%20in.

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