Cat got your tongue?



(Has the) Cat got your tongue?

Why are you not saying anything? (Often said by adults to children.) Grandpa used to terrify me, both because he was big and fierce-looking and because he usually greeted me by bellowing, "Cat got your tongue?" Hi, Lisa! How are you? How's your husband? Are you surprised to see me? What's the matter, has the cat got your tongue?
See also: cat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
'Azaryah-Biblical Hebrew
MaartenMAH:R-tənDutch
SeyyİD-Turkish
Ermes-Italian
Boleslav-Czech, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Shaw (2)SHAWScottish