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Definition of catnip in English:

catnip

nounˈkatnɪpˈkætˌnɪp
  • 1A plant of the mint family, with downy leaves, purple-spotted white flowers, and a pungent smell attractive to cats.

    Genus Nepeta, family Labiatae: several species

    Also called catmint
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At the first sign of a cold, I make a tea blend of equal parts of yarrow flowers, elder flowers, linden flowers, catnip and peppermint leaves.
    • The only trouble I've had so far is keeping my pair of cats out of the catnip!
    • Interplant with horseradish, dead nettle, catnip, coriander, nasturtiums, and tansy.
    • Chewing insects can spread the disease from weeds as they feed, so be sure to remove all nearby pokeweed, nightshade, catnip, horsenettle and motherwort.
    • Unless it's the drug-like catnips and valerians, most cats ignore growing things.
    1. 1.1 Someone or something that is very attractive or appealing to a particular person or group.
      both men are aggressive self-promoters and catnip for the media
      biotech stocks have become catnip to investors this year
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They're a family whose internal squabbles have been tabloid catnip for decades.
      • Now, two behind-the-scenes videos have been released, and they're guaranteed to be catnip to puppy fans!
      • Civil War reenactments are catnip for photographers.
      • He's catnip to women but never flaunts it.
      • Downton's heady blend of fab frocks and troubled relationships is catnip for women of all ages and backgrounds.
      • There's a ton of history here that will be catnip to Baby Boomer music fans.
      • Pitting two actresses against one another is catnip for fans of both, you know that.
      • This kind of stuff is catnip to the mainstream press, which otherwise doesn't know much or care much about Bitcoin.
      • His penchant for detail and symbolism are catnip to obsessive fans who read between every line, scrutinize every frame and pick apart the show's cryptic teasers.
      • The technical legal term for that kind of evidence is "juror catnip."

Origin

Late 18th century (originally US): from cat1 + nip, variant of dialect nep, nept, from medieval Latin nepta, from Latin nepeta 'catmint'.

Definition of catnip in US English:

catnip

nounˈkætˌnɪpˈkatˌnip
  • 1A plant of the mint family, with downy leaves, purple-spotted white flowers, and a pungent smell attractive to cats.

    Genus Nepeta, family Labiatae: several species, including the Eurasian N. cataria

    Also called catmint
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unless it's the drug-like catnips and valerians, most cats ignore growing things.
    • Chewing insects can spread the disease from weeds as they feed, so be sure to remove all nearby pokeweed, nightshade, catnip, horsenettle and motherwort.
    • The only trouble I've had so far is keeping my pair of cats out of the catnip!
    • At the first sign of a cold, I make a tea blend of equal parts of yarrow flowers, elder flowers, linden flowers, catnip and peppermint leaves.
    • Interplant with horseradish, dead nettle, catnip, coriander, nasturtiums, and tansy.
    1. 1.1 Someone or something that is very attractive or appealing to a particular person or group.
      both men are aggressive self-promoters and catnip for the media
      biotech stocks have become catnip to investors this year
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Pitting two actresses against one another is catnip for fans of both, you know that.
      • Downton's heady blend of fab frocks and troubled relationships is catnip for women of all ages and backgrounds.
      • Civil War reenactments are catnip for photographers.
      • The technical legal term for that kind of evidence is "juror catnip."
      • He's catnip to women but never flaunts it.
      • This kind of stuff is catnip to the mainstream press, which otherwise doesn't know much or care much about Bitcoin.
      • His penchant for detail and symbolism are catnip to obsessive fans who read between every line, scrutinize every frame and pick apart the show's cryptic teasers.
      • There's a ton of history here that will be catnip to Baby Boomer music fans.
      • Now, two behind-the-scenes videos have been released, and they're guaranteed to be catnip to puppy fans!
      • They're a family whose internal squabbles have been tabloid catnip for decades.

Origin

Late 18th century (originally US): from cat + nip, variant of dialect nep, nept, from medieval Latin nepta, from Latin nepeta ‘catmint’.

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