feed the kitty

Fig. to contribute money. (A kitty here is a small collection of money.) Please feed the kitty. Make a contribution to help sick children. Come on, Bill. Feed the kitty. You can afford a dollar for a good cause.

feed the kitty

Contribute money to a pool or reserve, as in I can't make a big donation this year, but I'm willing to feed the kitty something. This term, originating in gambling, incorporates a pun, since kitty can mean "cat" as well as "pool." [Late 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Stepan	stye-PAHN (Russian), stee-PAHN (Russian)	Russian, Armenian
Hammurabi	ham-ə-RAH-bee (English)	Ancient Near Eastern, History
Xiulan	-	Chinese
Sara	SAH-rah (Spanish, Finnish, Dutch, Polish), ZAH-rah (German), SER-ə (English), SAR-ə (English), SAH:-rah (Arabic)	Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, German
Abbi	AB-ee	English
Irmhild	EERM-hilt	German