all floof and purrs
- idiom
- Informal
:
mimoso
- Her new kitten was all floof and purrs, curling up beside her every night.
Examples
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Every time the vet visits, Luna becomes all floof and purrs to win them over.
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Despite his size, the big tomcat was all floof and purrs when he wanted attention.
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This kitten is all floof and purrs!
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My cat, Bella, is all floof and purrs.
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Despite his size, the big tomcat was all floof and purrs when he wanted attention.
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Every time the vet visits, Luna becomes all floof and purrs to win them over.
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Her new kitten was all floof and purrs, curling up beside her every night.
Synonyms
77
1.0
Soft and light, like fur or feathers
37
1.0
Soft and pleasant to hug or hold close
3
7.7
Soft and fuzzy to touch that feels cozy
Antonyms
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'extremely fluffy and affectionate' follows directly from composing 'all' (an intensifier) with 'floof' (fluffiness) and 'purrs' (signs of a content/affectionate cat). The structure 'all X and Y' is a transparent English pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the informal/slang meaning of 'floof' would readily infer the idiom's meaning; if they do not know the slang word 'floof' the phrase would of course be harder to understand.
Etymology
All floof and purrs gives a clear image of a cat covered in soft floof and always making happy purrs. So, when people say it, they mean the cat is 'fluffy and affectionate'.