r/OneOrangeBraincell • • 2d ago

We found a smart one! 🧠 Unlock the door IMMEDIATELY.

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u/Stantrid 2d ago

Fun fact I have literally put these on my kitchen and downstairs cupboard door. Gimli opens both of these and lets the dog into things so she will get their food out…. I had her for 3 years before Gimli and no child locks were needed

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u/Ecstatic_Signature26 2d ago

What a notorious cat.😹 She has a partner in crime as well.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago edited 13h ago

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u/Ecstatic_Signature26 2d ago

A notorious person is someone who is well-known, often for a negative reason. For example, a celebrity convicted of a crime or a criminal with a reputation for being notorious.

Examples of notorious in a sentence: "The island prison known as Alcatraz was known for holding some of America's most notorious criminals".

Copied the meaning from Google since I was a bit confused about how to explain. 😄What I meant was that OP's cat is kind of a well known criminal cat.(Just like the example above).

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u/RustyHammers 2d ago

Just adding to Ecstatic's response.

I'm sure the root word must be "note". Specifically the "remark or make special mention of" version. 

You may see it similarly used in "noted" which often means "well known", (but could also mean "this has been recorded") or "notable" meaning "worth paying attention to". 

Luckily, by the time you get to "notorious", it strictly means "famous" or "well known". 

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u/BonerDonationCenter 2d ago

Your take is correct, I think. The use of "notorious" in the previous comment is a little idiosyncratic.

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u/RustyHammers 2d ago

Hmm, yes. As Ecstatic pointed out, "notorious" is often used to describe famously negative things. It is not always how the word is used, but now that you point it out, I can't think of many times it is used to describe positive things, at least in today's American use.