“Foible (n): What cats in New York cough up”
“Furball” can sound like “foible” in a New York City accent.
“Foible - what a New York cat does from time to time” was posted on the newsgroup rec.juggling on September 26, 2005. “RT @kusasi Foibles - often found coughed up by New York cats #ued #isihac” was posted on X/Twitter by Clue (ISIHAC) on November 26, 2010. “Of course, a foible is what a cat coughs up in New York” was posted on X/Twitter by Jason on January 10, 2011.
“Foible (n) What a New York cat chokes on #ued #Lexiconned” was posted on X/Twitter by Harry Myers VO on October 25, 2011. “Hahaha. RT @NickMotown: Foible (n): What cats in New York cough up. #UED” was posted on X/Twitter by Miss Lucy #TheBigSnip40 on June 17, 2012. “A ‘foible’ is something coughed up by cats in New York” was posted on X/Twitter by Jason on September 27, 2012.
“Foible. In England, it’s a minor eccentricity in character. In New York, it’s what a cat pukes” is a related joke.
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Jay Linn
Sep 26, 2005, 7:40:49 AM
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Jay Linn
Foible - what a New York cat does from time to time.
X/Twitter
Neil Richards
@kusasi
@isihac72 Foibles - often found coughed up by New York cats #ued #isihac
5:46 PM · Nov 26, 2010
X/Twitter
Clue (ISIHAC)
@isihac72
RT @kusasi Foibles - often found coughed up by New York cats #ued #isihac
6:52 PM · Nov 26, 2010
X/Twitter
Moose Allain Ꙭ
@MooseAllain
The weekend is my foible.
3:36 PM · Jan 10, 2011
X/Twitter
Jason
@NickMotown
@MooseAllain Of course, a foible is what a cat coughs up in New York.
3:38 PM · Jan 10, 2011
X/Twitter
Alan Machnik
@Alan_Machnik
Ha! Brilliant. RT @nickmotown @MooseAllain Of course, a foible is what a cat coughs up in New York.
3:43 PM · Jan 10, 2011
X/Twitter
Moose Allain Ꙭ
@MooseAllain
@NickMotown Don’t tell me, that’s what cat’s in New York cough up… ?
6:20 AM · Mar 14, 2011
X/Twitter
Harry Myers VO
@PeasOneDay
Foible (n) What a New York cat chokes on #ued #Lexiconned
8:14 AM · Oct 25, 2011
X/Twitter
Peter Johnson.
@Gary_Valentine3
Foibles..what a New York cat brings up.
7:58 AM · Mar 13, 2012
X/Twitter
Miss Lucy #TheBigSnip40
@TheCurlyLucy
Hahaha. RT @NickMotown: Foible (n): What cats in New York cough up. #UED
6:02 PM · Jun 17, 2012
X/Twitter
Jason
@NickMotown
A ‘foible’ is something coughed up by cats in New York.
1:59 PM · Sep 27, 2012
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Peter John Mills
September 28, 2012 at 1:29 AM ·
Is a ‘foible’ something coughed up by cats in New York?
X/Twitter
D B
@Brackens1
“@NickMotown: A ‘foible’ is something coughed up by cats in New York.”
3:19 PM · Oct 1, 2012
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James Miles
@TrucksAndSheds
A ‘foible’ is something coughed up by cats in New York. #badjokefriday
5:19 PM · Oct 12, 2012
X/Twitter
Z80 Inside
@raynerlucas
FOIBLE (n): thing coughed up by a New York mobster’s cat.
1:48 PM · Aug 28, 2013
X/Twitter
Charlotte Gittins
@withtwoteas
Having lived in New Joisey, I can confirm this. RT @NickMotown via @andrewhunterm: “A ‘foible’ is something coughed up by cats in New York.”
8:45 AM · Sep 23, 2013
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max smithson
@luvladytatts
A “foible” is something coughed up by cats in New York.
7:10 AM · Sep 8, 2016
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Stu Wilson
@stui999
A “foible” is something coughed up by cats in New York.
11:20 PM · Apr 29, 2019
X/Twitter
Just Me…Dee🐟 #FBPE #FBPR #GobshiteClub
@deelomas
A foible is something cats cough up in New York…
4:13 AM · Sep 27, 2021
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Mike S
@hootie203
‘Foible’ - Something coughed up by cats in New York
6:58 PM · Feb 15, 2022
X/Twitter
elon buttplugg
@LoveSpanner
FOIBLES: what a cat from New York produces.
@UxbridgeEngDic
6:29 AM · Jul 27, 2024
Bluesky
𐌑𐌀𐌕𐌕 シ
@onebigholiday31.bsky.social
Foibles…. What New York cats get. 😽
12:11 PM · Dec 12, 2024
Bluesky
Jason
@nickmotown.bsky.social
A ‘foible’ is something coughed up by cats in New York.
3:00 AM · Feb 8, 2025
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Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
Is a ‘foible’ is something coughed up by cats in New York?
2:14 AM · Feb 22, 2026