A personal character evolution — real or perceived — where someone gradually becomes more catlike in their behavior: increasingly independent, harder to read, more selective about who they give their time and energy to. A cat arc often follows a period of over-giving, burnout, or social exhaustion, resulting in someone emerging cooler, quieter, and significantly less available. Online it's used to describe both personal growth journeys and fictional character developments where the character stops trying to please everyone.
She used to answer every DM within minutes, now she leaves people on read for days — she's fully in her cat arc.
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Viral internet speak — memes, ratios, main-character moments, and the algospeak of every platform from Twitter to Reddit to TikTok comment sections.
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