sploot

American

[sploot] / splut /

verb (used without object)

splooted, splooting

(of dogs, cats, squirrels, etc.) to lie flat on the stomach with the hind legs extended fully out behind the body.

noun

plural

sploots

the pose assumed by an animal when it lies flat on the stomach with the hind legs extended fully out behind the body.

Other Word Forms

splooty

adjective

Example Sentences

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Splooting can also occur among young birds, according to the New York parks service, such as the “juvenile red-tailed hawk,” known to demonstrate a “full sploot at times.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2022

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