Growk

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I always read Language Hat, though I seldom put in my oar among such August company. Today, Hat teaches about a most necessary word, groak, or growk. Referenced in

Cassell's Dictionary of Slang: "groak n. also growk [20C+] (Ulster) a child who sits watching others eating, in the hope of being asked to join them.

Or of a dog gazing in the hopes of food. But a cat can growk best of all, and for no readily apparent reason.

Put food down, nope, that's not it.

Pick up for a cuddle. No, no, no. Growking continues.

Outside? Goes out, comes in, nope. Growk. (I think I like this spelling best, though there seem to be others.)

Then, his attention drifts, and the grook, grouk, groak, groke, groaching is over. Cat sigh.

He has taken to growking at D when he gets out of the shower until dressed. To the point of seeming to stalk him. This is always unsettling. No idea what he wants, or if he is just wondering at how weird we are for getting wet all over.


*Not the best example of this word, but I'll work on it.