Cinnamon’s word of the day: noblesse oblige
Obligations associated with wealth or high rank.
“I take noblesse oblige seriously by keeping an eye on the humans and encouraging generosity such as donating to animal rescue groups and giving me extra cat snacks.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: gingerly
Very cautious or careful.
“There’s a knack for walking gingerly around the humans as they sleep, making sure to not wake them, but I choose not to do that because my breakfast is late.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: underwhelm
To fail to impress or excite.
“I was underwhelmed by the recent thunderstorm, though to be fair I did sleep through it.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: qua
In the capacity or care of.
“Sometimes I wish the humans would treat me as a cat qua cat, not as a photo subject.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: circumlocution
Use of too many words when fewer would be clearer.
“The lippy squirrel would be a great lawyer because of his circumlocution, and if that didn’t work he’d stomp his feet and throw acorns at the jury.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: inalienable
Impossible to take away or give up.
“You can beg me to stop, but I have an inalienable need to hide underneath the ottoman and scare people when they walk by.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: purloin
To steal.
“I’m not sure why, but purloined food tastes so much better.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: furlong
A unit of distance equal to 220 yards.
“If there’s unattended food a furlong away, I can get to it before the humans can get out of their chairs.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: brusque
Blunt and unfriendly in manner or speech.
“If you’ve annoyed the humans all day and you begin to hear a brusque tone in their voices, do not press your luck by climbing the drapes.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: surfeit
An overabundant supply or an excess.
“I pride myself about how my surfeit fur finds its way to clothing, furniture, and food.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: vicarious
Experienced by way of someone else.
“I’m not allowed outside so I have vicarious adventures through the neighborhood blue jay, who’s able to best the lippy squirrel simply by flying.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: aegis
Protection, sponsorship, or guidance.
“The lippy squirrel threatened to steal my cat snacks, so they’re under the aegis of the neighborhood turkeys.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: fatuous
Foolish or silly.
“The lippy squirrel was particularly fatuous today and I told him so but he thought I said ‘flatulent’ and threw an acorn at me.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: conjecture
To form an opinion or an idea without proof or sufficient evidence.
“This may be conjecture, but when the humans say they miss Ginger, I imagine she’s off having a fantastic adventure.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: redoubt
A safe or protected place.
“Every cat needs a redoubt in which to ponder life (and hide when the situation calls for it).”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: lambaste
To criticize very harshly.
“Does anyone else have a voice inside that lambastes them by pointing out every failing, such as chastising myself for sleeping only 17 hours yesterday?”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: ethereal
Of or relating to the heavens.
“Last night I dreamt that an ethereal-looking lippy squirrel floated by while playing a harp and wearing a halo and I thought that if he can get into heaven, anyone can.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: shambles
A place of great disorder or confusion.
“When the snow melts, it reveals a shambles of dead branches, yard ornaments, and whatever the humans forgot to put away before the first snow of the season.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: expiate
To do something as a way to show that you are sorry.
“As a way to expiate my role in licking the jelly beans—although honestly they shouldn’t have been where I could reach them—I didn’t beg for cat treats for two long hours.”

Cinnamon’s word of the day: haphazard
Marked by lack of plan or order.
“The humans love Saturdays because they’re haphazard and consist chiefly of sleeping in and snacking all day.”