2007-10-17 07:02:49 · 8 answers · asked by Candi Apples 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I know what it means,I was just wondering who coined the phrase.
2007-10-17 12:32:40 · update #1
http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/phrases.htm
Scaredy-cat / Fraidy cat - A person who won't act on a dare, or who is afraid to try something new.
The phrase was coined in recognition of a cat's trait of not standing up against a dog many times its size.
2007-10-17 07:08:01 · answer #1 · answered by Barbara C 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Scaredy Cat Origin
2016-12-14 14:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by seeley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen many large dogs afraid of very small cats, even when the cat showed no aggression at all. I've come to suspect that "scaredy" is a contraction of "scared of."
2016-09-29 09:57:38 · answer #3 · answered by keithnichols53 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scaredy-cat (or aFraidy cat) is a person who won't act on a dare, or who is afraid to try something new.
The phrase was coined in recognition of a cat's trait of not standing up against a dog many times its size.
2007-10-17 07:09:24 · answer #4 · answered by Chelsea79 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The term originated in 1948 from a cartoon.
2014-02-26 08:29:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
prolly someone called their cat 'scaredy cat' cuz it was runnin from a sound or somtin, and they started callin other peeps that 2
2007-10-17 07:06:47 · answer #6 · answered by Grace 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it comes from the reaction you get from a cat when you make a sudden movement towards a cat....
2007-10-17 07:08:33 · answer #7 · answered by Me 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't know where it came from, but have you ever seen a scared cat? Hilarious-back arched, big, big eyes....
2007-10-17 07:07:11 · answer #8 · answered by Sandra 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋