headbonk

English

Noun

headbonk (plural headbonks)

1. An affectionate bump with the head, typically by an animal; headbump

Verb

headbonk (third-person singular simple present headbonks, present participle headbonking, simple past and past participle headbonked)

1. (transitive, typically of an animal) To affectionately bump with the head.
   • 2001 May 6, viole...@yahoo.com, “Cat Hates Being Picked Up”, in alt.cats‎^[1] (Usenet):

     They're all extremely affectionate, and all of them like to sit on our laps, snuggle up next to us on the sofa, headbonk us while we're trying to write, and do all the 'cuddly' things people think of with cats -- only none of them likes to be picked up.

   • 2006 February 7, ghyie, “a kitten walked into our kitchen thursday am”, in alt.support.dissociation‎^[2] (Usenet):

     we hear from the laundry room(eyes) "mew mew mew mew" then one of our kitties, IttyBitty, answered and here came the kitten! lil tail up eyes bright trot trot trt over to IttyBitty who headbonked him and started washing him then showed him where the food (eyes) was!!!!!!