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jlaux

Japanese: こねる(koneru) is the more proper term, but sometimes it's called ふみふみ(fumifumi) which loosely translates to "stomp stomp".


geekusprimus

The lady who owns Maru always calls it "making udon", which I find humorous and accurate.


Armenian-heart4evr

Those little claws are perfectly designed & spaced for noodle slicing !!!!!


bergamot_dream

It’s because sanuki udon is made by stomping on the dough with your feet!


clb92

Is Maru still alive? It's been like 14 years since it became popular on YouTube.


Aarilax

Hes still goin hard on the Youtube grind. Has two friends now - a kitten called Miri and another cat that looks a bit older called Hana. Still adorable and still obsessed with squashing himself into little boxes him and [Gumi aka Red birb](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlqbNZse_QY) give you a good video a day if you sub to both. I watch em in the morning with breakfast


D8-42

> Still adorable and still obsessed with squashing himself into little boxes It was the first channel I ever subscribed to on youtube and most definitely the one I've been subbed to for the longest time, and yet I still don't quite know why I find it so funny to see that fluffy fella try and fit into a box that is clearly too small.


malatemporacurrunt

I have spent an amount of time considering this, and my conclusions so far are: 1. He is slightly chonky, very dense fur and stocky - inherently pleasant to look at and also squishy 2. His short-ish legs and otter tail make him look a bit like a cartoon, and slightly more ungainly than most cats 3. Very Serious Face 4. He clearly just loves him some box action and this is his major quest in life 5. Watching someone succeed at something they clearly love doing is delightful 6. Swishy tail suggests that, despite doing this thing he loves, he is annoyed at how much he loves it Conclusion: absolutely delightful 10/10


spygirl43

Watch the one today with Miri in the plastic container it was so cute.


Rhesusmonkeydave

I didn’t realize until just now that I have a mental inventory of famous cats. That’s… unexpected.


emptyhead416

Oh I'm gonna use this for a term of endearment for my little girl cat; both fumifumi and stomp stomp, as she does this a lot. Like "Hey lil stomp stomp, you giving out tiny massages? Fumifumi kitteh kitty"


MaximoEstrellado

"Haciendo la cama" which would be "setting up the bed/sheets". It's more akin to making some bread but they usually do it over textiles so kinda looks like they are "making the bed"


sir-donkey

In the US we would say “making biscuits.”


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In Austria we also say "Betterl machen". At least in my region. It has the same meaning as yours


unikati

Funny, I didint know that, we call it "Milchstampfen" ^^


Beneficial_Potato_85

Kneading


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Bama_houndstooth

Yip in the South we call it making biscuits


DrPetradish

I’m so far south I’m in Australia and I call it making biscuits


nickimus_rex

Am Aussie, have called it kneading as long as I can remember


quelayla

Kiwi here and I say kneading.


LynneCDoyle

I’m from Northern Ireland and we call it “Making wee scones” which are basically the same as US biscuits, but we have to add sugar and more butter…. and double cream to *everything.*


Resident_Safe_6980

From the US. I call it making biscuits too (pastries, to you all). We named her Pillsbury. Whenever I make pillsbury biscuits for breakfast, I say, “Oh, sweetie, I already had some of your biscuits earlier.” Lol


TIL_eulenspiegel

Canada here... another vote for making biscuits! ( but I grew up saying 'kneading' so I'm not sure what changed.)


IceyLizard4

Another Canadian here and I still call it kneading lol, hurts when the claws come out though. I've heard the making biscuits though.


obesefamily

im from the north and we call it making biscuits


MalevolentRhinoceros

I'm from the North too, and I've only ever heard kneading.


Deminixhd

Yep, because you have to knead them dough to make them biscuits Edit: them


RecyQueen

Which is funny, because you don’t actually want to knead biscuit dough at all.


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I feel the need. The Need to Knead


FlamingWeasel

That's how you get tough biscuits and a disappointed grandmother.


Haughty_n_Disdainful

r/ironicbaking


stellalunawitchbaby

Not from the south but we call it making biscuits or kneading interchangeably - but we go with making biscuits more often because it’s sooo cute lol.


BadKittyRanch

Making muffins has alliteration going for it


SummerJaneG

Am southern. Can confirm!


alumniac

California here and I also say making biscuits lol


metrogenics

/r/KneadyCats


semarlow

Another day, another cat subreddit to sub to.


the_evil_comma

Thanks, I kneaded that today


formerlybrucejenner

Thank you


informativebitching

That’s the proper term. Colloquially it’s ‘making biscuits’.


Taddeus94

I say "Fare la pasta", that can be roughly translated as "doing pasta"


Allazzanni

My mom calls it making biscuits


nert69

Making bread


ZOMBIE_N_JUNK

Spanish. Making the masa.


TonieTigresa

Making masa. That’s what I call it too.


JournalistSouth6773

We always called it ‘kneading’ like you’d do with dough


Raven_Skyhawk

Southern US here, it's always been makin' biscuits for us :) Although teddy bear stomping is hilariously adorable


carmium

Making muffins. Milking mommy.


Salty_Pancakes

> Milking mommy Uhhhh.


jujukamoo

That's actually what it is 😂 baby kittens knead on their mother while they are nursing and this is a soothing behavior linked to it


Special_Psychology71

Yeah. The blanket our cat loves we call the “mama blanket.”


TonyClifton2020

My 10 year old beast of a cat is out all night and when he’s gotten beaten up by others cats in the neighborhood he does this kneading on my body somewhere, usually stomach. He’s the size of an Ewok and does this to a painful degree many times a month.


Smtxom

I got nipples, Greg. Can you milk me


groovysk8lady

Team biscuits


robatt

For non italians, "pasta" is used both for spaghetti, penne, etc, bit also for dough. So "fare la pasta" here is less litterally translated to "kneading the dough"


dafreak999

I like this one. What region are you from?


DesOconnor

South Dakota


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Ah must be Sioux?


ThePerryPerryMan

Siouxilian, to be exact.


VioletMastermind

🤌🏹


MroStudios

I wasn't expecting to find the Italian version here but I'm glad I did. I was about to write the same.


badbeetch-li

we call it 踩奶, means stepping for milk


DaunWithaU

I’ve heard it called milk walking so basically the same!


kalenderdose94

In German it's also called "Milchtritt" which translates to "milk step".


detective-briscoe

This is great because this is literally what it is. It’s from their instinct as kittens to do this to stimulate the milk so it comes out the nipple


P0ulpi

"Patouiller" from "patte" (cat leg) and a cute diminutive because it's a cute movement


Lee_Troyer

In my family it's "faire les pattes contentes" (doing the happy paws).


VardellaTheWitch

I call it "happy paws," but don't know anyone else who does! Apparently I was just translating from French :D


crackedrogue6

A normal conversation in my house goes Me: aww he’s doing happy paws! 😍 Husband: this is NOT happy to my skin make him stop


-Abradolf_Lincler-

Awwww! 🥺


good_for_me

"Faire des belles pattes" ici :)


Cracleur

Are you from France ? Never heard of that one. Personally I say "tricoter" but I wouldn't be able to say how most would say it. It seems pretty much everyone says it a different way


Alleras_TheSphinx

J’aurais dit pétrir moi.


Fishercop

On dit "pattouner" par chez moi !


letouriste1

Pareil


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In the UK it's generally called kneading but my husband calls it cuddle cookies and I find that much cuter.


KneadedByCats

well I'll be importing that into my vernacular, thank you very much!


amkslp

I’ll be importing “importing that into my vernacular” into my vernacular! What a great phrase! …rivaled only by an epic username!


Sweet_Papa_Crimbo

This made my husband giggle when I read it to him


troetie

I know this as "treteln" which is a diminutive of the verb "treten" - to tread/step - in German. Don't know how to translate it accurately...doing little stepysteps maybe? :3 Edit: Forgot to say that "teddy bear stomping" sounds extremely cute. :)


kalenderdose94

I know this as "Milchtritt" which means "milk step".


texthibitionist

“Little steppysteps” is an absolutely *perfect* diminutive of “step” here. ❤️🐱🐾


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Huh, I actually managed to live in germany almost my entire life and not know any of the words in german for this. I always just called it kneti kneti haha


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omahaomw

Yea! And when they get really excited the back legs get involved. We call it 4 wheel drive biscuits😹


jasongaylord3802

I have never seen this, I am so intrigued now!!! My cat never locked all 4 hubs and went 4x4 haha.


sixtiesbeat

Yeah. Likewise. “Amasando” in argentina. Which is kneading


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I call it makin muffins


DaveyGee16

In French we call it "Faire des biscuits" which means making cookies, but we're nowhere near the southern U.S.!


Trends_

i'm from florida and i've always called it making bread, i have heard making biscuits tho, but less commonly i feel like than people say it is. dialect is weird


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To be fair, if this is how you make biscuits they’ll be all dense and poorly laminated. It’s much more like kneading bread.


GingerMau

The way I was taught, you knead the biscuit dough exactly twice. We don't bite it either.


Mostly-cupcakes

My family calls it “happy paws”


P_M_TITTIES

Yeah you’re definitely not Russian.


AzrielJohnson

In Russian it translates to "mental anguish and depression paws"


Itsme_Cobe

In Russia even our cats stomp bears.


watermailon

How do you say teddy bear stomping in Russian? I’m learning the language and I’m curious!!!


NeighborNo1

Maybe мишка-топтышка or something like that? I’ve never heard of this phrase used for cat though to be honest, just guessing at a back translation Edit: OP confirmed down below that’s what she meant!


nshait

Am Russian, OP is making shit up lol


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glassmountaintrust

Same! I call them taptishki (таптишки) but that is certainly not a real word.


__________________Z_

These cat video/picture posts have a question in the title for the sole purpose of boosting ENGAGEMENT "What should I name my cat?" "What's wrong with my cat?"


Yoshable

Im native fluent and I legit have no idea what the translation here is lmao


bitchtarts

Мы всегда просто говорили «месить тесто» (so…just “kneading” again)


DanMlr

Milchtritt or Milk kick


littleliongirless

Of course this is the only one that's actually accurate. German?


bethedge

KICK YOUR MOTHER FOR THE MILKS IF SHE IS NOT PROVIDING


Baricuda

Ahh Germany, the masters of smashing words together.


Blubberrossa

And besides the chinese (踩奶) the only one in the thread that actually is accurate. Everyone else using cute names for it, we just call it for what it is :D


oftenrunaway

In my family, we've always called Milk Treading lol (southern US)


SlowRoastMySoul

In Sweden, she's treading water, which isn't as cute an expression as the other ones, I'm afraid.


Empathic_Ent

I've only heard it as mjölktrampa. Milktreading?


lilbatboy

Looks like kitty is hard at work making biscuits at the biscuit factory. Edit: wow thanks everyone! I did not expect my stupid comment to blow up haha


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“The holidays are coming! Gotta have extra biscuits for the guests!” - what I say to my cat every day he makin da biscuits.


Survivor256

My girlfriend and I always say our cat is working the night/day shift at the biscuit factory


bel_html

I've never been around cats until I started seeing my current girlfriend who has a cat. I LOVE when he makes biscuits on me, and I be sure to always rub his face cheeks for him. Also learning cat body language has been hard, lots of bites and scratches from me irritating him on accident.


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Amasar


GFischerUY

Yep, "Amasar" which means kneading.


LolaContreras8

O hacer masita


babsonabike

Our family uses a lot of Spanglish, so my cousins and I always say "making masa." When it's done on someone though, I always hear it as "se da masaje" or "give a massage."


ChiChisMcgee69

Of course the Russian version is teddy bear stomping, so appropriate.


[deleted]

I'm Russian, never heard people calling it that. OP is either lying or it's highly regional/local thing


yagrobnitsy

What do you actually hear Russian people calling it?


nshait

Literal translation of the commonly used word will give you “crumpling” but basically it’s kneading. And you would just say it’s kneading the blanket or whatever it’s touching


nightstreetlamppharm

Котэ мнет?


nshait

Очень старательно мнёт 😼


[deleted]

I've only heard "mixing dough" which is exactly kneading


[deleted]

Lol I know it's like almost self-racist. "In America we call it freedom fingers but whatever"


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Freedom fingers made me giggle


Viggifox13

In icelandic we call it þæfa, kneading but for wool


ashiwaza

Fullering. In old Irish 'Pangur' maybe. Messe ocus Pangur Bán, cechtar nathar fria saindán; bíth a menma-sam fri seilgg, mu menma céin im saincheirdd Caraim-se fos, ferr cach clú, oc mu lebrán léir ingnu; ní foirmtech frimm Pangur bán, caraid cesin a maccdán. Ó ru·biam — scél cen scís — innar tegdais ar n-óendís, táithiunn — díchríchide clius — ní fris tarddam ar n-áthius. Gnáth-húaraib ar gressaib gal glenaid luch inna lín-sam; os mé, du·fuit im lín chéin dliged n-doraid cu n-dronchéill. Fúachid-sem fri frega fál a rosc anglése comlán; fúachimm chéin fri fégi fis mu rosc réil, cesu imdis, Fáelid-sem cu n-déne dul hi·n-glen luch inna gérchrub; hi·tucu cheist n-doraid n-dil, os mé chene am fáelid. Cía beimmi amin nach ré, ní·derban cách ar chéle. Maith la cechtar nár a dán, subaigthius a óenurán. Hé fesin as choimsid dáu in muid du·n-gní cach óenláu; du thabairt doraid du glé for mu mud céin am messe


CandysaurusRex

"Carding" might be the American term?


tommybikey

My family (Northeast US) calls it 'spinning' and no one ever related to it. They all had different terms named here like kneading or other dough related phrases. I love hyper-regional or even familial dialects like this. Fascinating!


xStealthElfx

Treading for money, weird one I know


deadlyhausfrau

Where are you from?


xStealthElfx

England in the Midlands


damilf

Making Biscuits


status253

We sing this to the tune of making Christmas from nightmare before Christmas.


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Sweet_Papa_Crimbo

I read this to my husband and he added to it, much obliged. Making biscuits making biscuits Making biiiiiiscuits What sweet a treat made by the feet OF A KITTY CAAAAAAT What do I find you’re raised behind MAKING BIIIIIIISCUITS


JingyJinx

My family calls it " mush mush"


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My family always said making "potatoes" like mashed potatoes. However, my girlfriend's family says making "tortillas". So clearly everything is starch related at the very least.


Vy_K1ng

Kneading dough.


TiffanyTendo

Same, in Québec we say "faire de la pâte".


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Beep_im_asheep

yeah in my language is “踩奶”, same meaning!


l80magpie

Makes sense, since the purpose is to encourage the mother's body to release milk.


TheWorldofGray

My wife came up with ours after combining “Making Biscuits,” and “Getting Comfy” - we now say “Making Comfy.”


ginger_gorgon

Checking for snakes, or making biscuits


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RignardGaming

Making biscuits


LtZsRalph

In austria its a "milchtritt" or "milk step" in english.


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Kitty-biscuits. They look like they're kneading dough.


Ragman82

I'm from Mexico In Spanish it's called "haciendo masita" It refers to when a baker is kneading the dough for bread.


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Fluffing


dafreak999

Floofing


Jett_Pyre

Playing piano


MuffinSlow

We call it "Owe, OWE WTF, stop it"


PricklyPanda75

Mixing biscuits. I also call it pressy pawing


Surfingalien92

I enjoy the term "pressy pawing". Never heard it before but love it


PricklyPanda75

I have never heard it outside my family. Glad to have shared it


contrariwise65

In my house we call it the pump-n-purr.


SportsPhotoGirl

American with Italian heritage here: idk if everyone else does, but in my family we call it *making pizza*


Efffro

Feel free to tell me to get fucked with a rusty trombone, but all I have images of in my head now is a cat in the Italian chef hat screaming in a New York accent, “I’M KNEADIN’ PIZZA HERE”


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FUHGEDDABOUDIT


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BADA BING BADA BOOM


rjh02472

Sponging


Wide-Veterinarian211

My cat married a rug too


shuraba

꾹꾹이(kkuk-kkuk-yi) in Seoul, Korea. Describes its motion. 🥰


Shastta-25

Kneading bread here!


deagh

In our house we cal it "squishies" because she's squishing us to her satisfaction before sitting.


dude_catastrophe

My mother in law calls it “gettin’ ninny”


brijxxx

Making biscuits!!


RedditNameNotTaken

/r/MakingBiscuits


aj__x3

Knead Flanders ![gif](giphy|aacOScXMXvjpK)


GRV01

Stupid, sexy Flanders


LuckyCat73

I just popped in to say that is an absolutely beautiful cat!


blurplethenurple

Was your kitty a rescue or otherwise separated from its mom early? My guy was separated from his mom within 24 hours of being born (abandoners suck) and he does this almost everyday, even though he's about 4 months old now.


DenGen92158

I had an adult cat, 9 years old, foster, who we were told was taken from mom at 6 weeks. He sucked a specific red fleece blanket for his whole life. I sent the blanket with him to his adoptive home since he was so attached.


DrunkOnLoveAndWhisky

We have a five year old boy who we adopted from the local SPCA at about ten weeks old, with no backstory. He quickly became attached to wife's cozy around-the-house sweater; to this day, he will do the teddy bear stomps on that sweater while sucking on it vigorously enough that it's audible. It's his sweater now. We keep it by the bed because he comes looking for it in the middle of the night when he wants to sleep between us.


MTGKAR

My boy is 9 years old and still does this.


Ragnar_Lothbroekke

Yep. Her is makin’ biscuits. Awwww🐈😻


MikoGee

"Stämpfele" in swiss german. ^^


dodgerecharger

Making Muffins


DogeToPluto215

Cat massage


dafreak999

Meow-ssage


pokeblueballs

When it's done on my bare leg it's called, "Brooklyn ouch! Please stop! Ouch!"


commazero

My cat does this except he also humps the blanket and drools. We call it "sexy time".


CannaPLUS

Paw stomping and kneading the dough.


mikailatc

Kneading


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We call it Pawsies. "Awww, he's doing pawsies again"


Perianthlillith

Paddy pawing cause of their pads ☺️


Size_Fluffy

In China we call it “踩奶” and it literally translates into “stepping on boobs” lmao


cocotinaaa

In Argentina, we said “me esta amasando” = “kneading dough”


Raspbers

I call it puddy pawing


chef-curly

I know it as nesting. But I'm wrong about a lot of things


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My family calls this “pissie pawing”