Vocabulary Guide

Ok I know not everyone will have read the Warriors Series, and that's fine with all of us here. However, you may not always understand some of the terms that we Warrior Fans use, therefore I created this Vocab Guide for you. I did use Warriors Wiki for it because I accidentally deleted my original post. DX If I missed anything in the redo, or you have a word you'd like explained, just post down at the bottom, and I'll add the word! ^_^

General Terms



Crowfood or crow-food – A dead prey animal that has begun to rot; can also be used as an insult


Dirt - Feces.

Fresh-kill – A recently killed prey animal caught for the purpose of consumption. Fresh-kill is hunted by warriors and apprentices, and placed on the fresh-kill pile or brought to the elders.
Elders, kits, queens, and sick pokemon eat first, then warriors and apprentices. Extras stay in the fresh-kill pile.

Gathering – The monthly meeting of all the Clans when the moon is full, at either Fourtrees or the Island. There is a truce on this night, and no fighting is allowed.

Greenleaf Twolegplace – A place frequented by Twolegs during summer, such as a resort or camping spot near the lake.

Halfbridge – A boat dock

Horseplace – A place where horses are kept, such as ranches and stables.

Hunting Patrol – A group of pokemon hunting for fresh-kill to bring back for their Clan to eat. May fight if there are trespassers.

Kittypet – A domesticated pet pokemon.

Loner – A pokemon that lives by itself and doesn't defend its territory. (Often barn pokemon are referred as such)

Making dirt - Defecating.

Monster – A vehicle operated by humans. Often described when pokemon are near Twolegs/the
Thunderpath. Motorboats are sometimes referred to as "water-monsters."

Moonpool – The place beyond MountainClan's territory where healers and leaders share tongues with StarClan.

Rogue – A usually hostile pokemon who does not have a permanent home, roams around, and does not care about crossing Clan boundaries.

Sharing tongues – pokemon grooming each other while sharing the latest gossip. A pokemon lies on the ground, talking, while the other grooms their fur, listening.

She-pokemon - A female pokemon.

She-kit - A female kit.

Silverpelt – The large swath of stars in the sky (the Milky Way). These stars are a direct representation of StarClan.

Silverthorn - Barbed wire.

Snowmelt - A term used to describe slush or dirty, melted snow.

Sun-drown-place - An ocean to the west of the Clans' territories.

Tree-eater – A bulldozer.

Thunderpath – A paved road with an extremely acrid smell that cars often go across.

Tom - A male pokemon.

Twoleg – A human.

Twoleg kit – A human child.

Twoleg nest – A human's house.

Twolegplace – A town, city, or village where Twolegs live.


Time Terms



Newleaf - The season of spring.

Greenleaf - The season of summer.

Leaf-fall - The season of autumn or fall.

Leaf-bare - The season of winter.

Moon - The time between one full moon and the next, spanning about 29 days, a month.

Moonhigh - When the moon is the highest in the sky; about midnight.

Moonrise - The time when the moon rises.

Half-moon - About two weeks, half a month.

Quarter-moon - About a week.

Sunhigh - The point during the day when the sun is highest in the sky; noon.

Sunrise - One day in pokemon time (i.e. One sunrise ago).

Season - A quarter of a year in pokemon time. Four seasons equal a year.

Heartbeat - A split second.

Claw-moon - When the moon resembles the shape of an unsheathed claw, equivalent to crescent moon.

Sundown - Dusk.

Sunup - Dawn. However, Dawn is still used for example in the phrase "Dawn Patrol."


Distance Terms



Fox-length - About the length of a fox; approximately a yard. (80 cm)

Kittenstep or kitstep - About the length of kit's step; approximately an inch or a half inch. (1.25-2.5 cm)

Tail-length - About the length of a cat's tail; approximately a foot. (30 cm)

Rabbit hop or rabbit length - About a foot and a half away. (45 cm)

Mouse-length - About two or three inches. (5-7.5 cm)

Pawstep - About the length of a grown cat's step, roughly six inches. (15 cm)

Tree-length - About the length of a tree; around 40 to 50 feet. (15 m)


Insults, Exclamations, & Phrases



As easy as swallowing a minnow - A phrase used to indicate easiness of the task.

As much use as a dead fox - A (harsh) insult, meaning the recipient is useless.

Bees in your brain - An exclamation meaning confusion or a pokemon not making sense. (i.e., You've got bees in your brain!)

Crowfood - A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to rotting prey animals (as in I'll turn you into crowfood!), or suggesting that they eat it (as in crowfood-eater).

(You're) crazier than a fox in a fit! - An insult used when pokemon are acting crazy.
Another variation uses "madder" instead of "crazier."

Doesn't matter a whisker/Doesn't catch so much as a whisker - An exclamation meaning the pokemon does not care, (i.e. it didn't matter a whisker that she didn't share their beliefs) similar to I don't give a mousetail. Or saying that a patrol didn't catch anything.

Doormouse - An expression or exclamation used against a pokemon who sleeps a lot.

Drypaw - A pokemon that dislikes getting wet, usually used in ForestClan.

Like LionClan/TigerClan - An expression stating that a pokemon does something very fiercely or well.

Flea-brain - A (friendly, yet harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone.

Fishface, fishfur or fish-breath - An insult used against ForestClan warriors

Frog-dung - Same as fox-dung, except it's often used in ForestClan.

Fox-dung - A (harsh) insult comparing the recipient to fox feces. Also used as an exclamation. (as in That's fox-dung!)

Fox-hearted - An insult meaning cruel, cold-hearted, or evil (as in fox-hearted Twolegs).

Furball - A (friendly, yet harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone.

Fuzz-brain - A (friendly, but harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone.

Great StarClan! - An exclamation used to signify extreme surprise or anger. Similar to Oh my god! in usage and to the fact that they both have mention of a higher force.

Hare-dung - Used as an exclaimation, similar to "mouse-dung". Somewhat like "Darn it!"

When hedgehogs will fly - An exclamation style statement that shows disbelief that a certain event will likely occur (as in That will happen when hedgehogs fly), used in many variations. Somewhat like the human phrase, When pigs fly!

How in Silverpelt? - An exclamation used meaning "How in the world?"

I don't give a mousetail/They wouldn't give a mousetail - An exclamation meaning that the pokemon does not care. Another variation is I would ____ for a couple of mousetails meaning that they are willing to do the inserted action for no real reward. Can also mean that a pokemon would be stingy enough not to share a mousetail.

I'd have shredded you into mousedust! - to gravely injure, rip to shreds. Similar to mousemeat.

Make dirt - to use the bathroom.

May StarClan light your path/Banish all the fleas from your nest - A friendly term used to tell others they wish them well.

May the Sun warm your back and the fish leap into your paws - A blessing used in ForestClan used to wish good dreams or, in some instances, to say farewell to a dead pokemon.

Minnow-brain - An insult that is friendly but harsh. A ForestClan version of mouse-brain.

Mouse-brain - A (friendly yet harsh) insult. Severity of the insult is almost always decided by tone.

Mouse-dung - A (somewhat harsh) insult comparing the recipient to mouse feces. Also used as an exclamation (as in Mousedung! That can't be right!). Somewhat like "Darn it!"

Mouse-hearted - An insult that describes one who is cowardly.

Mousefodder - An insult describing that the pokemon is worthless or a kittypet.

Once a kittypet, always a kittypet! - A harsh phrase used to describe a pokemon with kittypet roots.

(Only) StarClan knows (what) - Sometimes used to answer a question that is impossible to
answer. Similar to "Only god knows what," "Only god knows," and "god knows."

Pain in the tail - An insult meaning a pokemon is irritating or lazy.

Scaredy-mouse! - A similar expression to scaredy-pokemon, but in pokemon terms.

Scaredy-sparrow - An expression also similar to scaredy-pokemon, in pokemon terms.

Snake-hearted - Similar to the term "fox-hearted," generally used by ForestClan.

Snake-tongue - An insult meaning cold or unfair; similar to "fox-hearted" or "snake-hearted"

Sorry catches no prey or Sorry fills no bellies - Means pokemon can be sorry, but that will not undo what happened

StarClan's kits! – An exclamation of surprise or disbelief. Sometimes used as an exclamation if a pokemon is hurt.

Tabbies don't change their stripes - means that a pokemon doesn't change their nature. Equivalent to "a leopard can't change his spots.”

What in StarClan's name?- A exclamation similar to "What on earth?" or "What in the world?"

That's a load of badger droppings - A harsh exclamation saying that something is nonsense.

Thistles and thorns - Used to describe bad luck (as in: Thistles and thorns! I blew it!); similar to "Darn it" or "mouse-dung.

You fight/hunt like a kittypet! - An expression used to insult or tease a pokemon who fights/hunts poorly.

Who made dirt in his/her fresh kill?- A phrase to describe a cranky or suddenly moody cat

Would've made mousemeat out of you! - To badly injure, rip to shreds. Similar to mousedust.

Frog-dirt and Fish-guts - Used in ForestClan, has the same meaning as thistles and thorns,


Living Spaces


Camp - The place where a Clan makes their permanent home.

Leader's den - The den in camp that belongs to the Clan leader, can be shared with Leader's mate.

Healer's den - The den in camp that belongs to the Clan's healer and his or her apprentice. Sometimes referred to as the medicine den.

Warriors' den - The den in camp that is shared between the warriors and the deputy of that Clan.

Apprentices' den - The den in camp that is shared between the apprentices of that Clan.

Elders' den - The den in camp that is shared between the elders of that Clan.

Nursery - The den in camp that is shared by the queens and kits of that Clan.

Dirtplace – The place near the camp where pokemon go to urinate or excrete.

Fresh-kill pile – The place, usually in the center of the camp, where the warriors drop the prey they caught while hunting, so it is easily accessible to all the pokemon in the Clan.


Illnesses



Whitecough - term for the human 'cough' (also known as kit-cough)

Greencough - term for the human 'influenza'

Blackcough - term for the human 'pneumonia'

Carrionplace/Crowfood Disease - no human equivalent; extremely painful stomach flu caused by eating diseased crowfood/prey -causes nausea/vomiting/painful stomach cramps, can kill kits, apprentices, and elders. More often found in ShadowClan.