crazy cat lady

Eccentric pet collector

A crazy cat lady is a woman, typically older and unmarried, who keeps numerous cats and is perceived as eccentric or socially isolated.

The stereotype suggests someone whose attachment to cats has replaced human connection: She's turning into a crazy cat lady with all those strays she feeds.

The term is often used self-deprecatingly or affectionately among cat enthusiasts, though it can carry genuinely dismissive undertones about single women.

Related

whiskers · litter · litter box · meow · lonely · eccentric · recluse · tuna · scratching · fur · cat hair · apartment · obsessed · widow · neurotic · strays · rescue · animal shelter

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Opposites
pet preference/identity

crazy cat ladyhorse girl

Someone obsessed with equines

no pets allowed

social attachment style

crazy cat ladysocial butterfly

Outgoing, prolific socializer

people person · happily married · family man · socialite · party animal

lifestyle/domestic orientation

crazy cat ladyminimalist

One favoring bare essentials

neat freak · jet setter · outdoorsman · free spirit · yuppie

Family

crazy, lady, crazier, craziest, crazily, craziness, craze, crazed, catty

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G