Clipnosis

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The pacification of a domestic cat by pinching its scruff with a clip or clothespin. informal, uncountable

Etymology

Blend of clip + hypnosis.

Related phrases

domestic cat

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