not olive, but she walks like this sometimes.
is it a crab? is it a cat? what is it doing?
CRABWISE!
KRAB-wiyz
Part of speech: adverb
Origin: English, 20th century
Definition: To, toward, or from the side, typically in an awkward way.
Examples in a sentence:
“Roberto moved crabwise without taking his eyes off the dodgeball.”
“My cat only moves crabwise if she knows I’m going to try to give her a pill.”
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“some things cannot be changed. you cannot teach a crab to walk straight.”
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
The tabby seems a bit crabby!
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indeed!
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Cats do that. Ours also did it.
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they love to move that way at times
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Specially when they are apprehending something.
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Exactly
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😻
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They can move so funny indeed 😄
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it never fails to make me laugh out loud
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I hear you😄
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Aquí cuando los gatos caminan de esa manera se interpreta que están un poco enfadados. Mejor no acercarse a ellos en ese momento.🤣🤣
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I know folks who talk crabwise. Say one thing out of one side of the mouth and another out of the other.
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ha! yes –
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Hmmm … looks like I could be part ‘crab’
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Might explain things)
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I think Olive is wise to use the crab-like gate when needed, Beth!
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Right!
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It is so funny when they get scared, or ready to fight or fly!
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Yes!
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You got to love those crabs!
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I do!
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When my cat found something alarming at its feet or suddenly just in front of it, he had a habit of leaping into the air…but also sideways. I guess that was an airborne version of crabwise. 🙂
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More advanced level
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Looks like me when I have to pass a maskless person in the hall or in a store during high rates of Covid infection.
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Yes!)
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Crabwise makes me crabby.
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Hahahaha
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We call it Halloween Cat. LOL Trying to look bigger and scary. Love everything cats do.
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They are so dramatic
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Three years in and I still haven’t seen my current feline do this. But I’m sure it will happen eventually.
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Matter of time maybe?
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With cats, anything is possible!
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no one is the boss of them
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They are so funny when they do that “dance”!
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It is hilarious!
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Truly!
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I am typically in an awkward way. 😂
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Same
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it looks like a yoga pose as well!
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It does!)
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👍
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I loved when my cats did that and it often occurred with some pretty strange sideways leaps. Cats are funnier than dogs. Sssshhhh….
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They have a dry wit and can be complete nuts at times
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I loved when I’d come around a corner, they’d look totally terrified, and hop away “crabwise” then crawl up in my lap. I’m sure they were joking around.
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almost like old school cartoon characters
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hahaha; delightful; never tried walking crabwise except after having a few too many drinks in my wayward youth perhaps 🙂
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I’m sure we’ve all had our moments
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Everybody has got to develop their style.
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this is true, and some have a more distinct style than others
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Ahahaha. I, at times, walk crabwise.
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now you know how to describe it )
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Apparently I am a crab walker. I’ve had complaints my entire life!
Please give Olive a pet for me!
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Hahaha and will do –
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Interesting. It makes perfect sense.
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That’s so funny
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