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Cat fur and kitty britches What does Cat fur and kitty britches mean?	When I used to ask my grandma what was for dinner, she would say 'cat fur and kitty britches'. This was her Ozark way of telling me that I would get what she cooked. (Ozark is a region in the center of the United States)
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Cat Fur And Kitty Britches Idiom