# Examples of Anthropomorphisms **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 1, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256 "2010-01-01T03:14:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/1 "2010-01-01T03:14:12Z")
I’m trying to find some well known examples of anthropomorphisms. At least I think that is the term I am looking for. I want to do a series of black and white woodblock prints of these just as a fun personal project. A couple examples I thought of would be Loan Shark, Cat Burglar, or maybe Work Horse(not sure if that one really works) if that helps to understand the line of thinking I’m on. I trying to think of occupation oriented ideas, but any ideas are good ideas because they may lead to something else! Thanks for your help dopers. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/2 "2010-01-01T03:20:13Z")
Card Shark (let’s not get into whether that should be ‘card sharp’, yes?) [Dogsbody](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogsbody) is a bit iffy, but I just love that word… Fat Cat? ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/3 "2010-01-01T03:23:42Z")
Horny Goat Happy New Years! ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/4 "2010-01-01T03:25:23Z")
Eager Beaver Black Sheep (not sure if this one really counts) Party Animal (not sure if this counts, either, as it’s not a specific animal) Ball Hog ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/5 "2010-01-01T03:27:32Z")
The Catbird Seat. I dare ya. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/6 "2010-01-01T03:29:07Z")
Lucky Dawg ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/7 "2010-01-01T03:36:10Z")
Earlybird. Ravenhaired. Dodo. Pugnosed (not sure of that etymology.) Pigeontoed. Sounds like the pick of the litter of my ideal mating pool. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/8 "2010-01-01T03:41:11Z")
Crazy like a fox? Wait… is this another furry thread?! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/9 "2010-01-01T04:05:52Z")
Lounge Lizard Parrothead ---
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/10 "2010-01-01T04:13:54Z")
Batshit Crazy? Hooch Hound? ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/11 "2010-01-01T04:22:03Z")
For vegetata: …lily livered, cauliflower eared, carrot top, vegetable. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/12 "2010-01-01T05:38:19Z")
I guess the only strict example of this _linguistic_ type (since I am apparently stupid for offering other cognates), that I can think of is Wolf Pack, as applies to transportation and traffic. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/13 "2010-01-01T05:55:37Z")
Horndog. Sex Kitten. War Hawk. Dove. Bookworm. Toady. Smug Snake. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/14 "2010-01-01T18:38:55Z")
Booze Hound Clothes Horse Fishwife Grease Monkey Hep Cat Legal Eagle News Hound One-Trick Pony River Rat Social Butterfly Stool Pigeon War Horse ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/15 "2010-01-01T21:17:58Z")
Smelly cat! ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/16 "2010-01-01T21:26:11Z")
Imperialist Dog. Capitalist Pig. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/17 "2010-01-01T23:40:41Z")
Busy Bee Horny Toad Lame Duck Full Bird Colonel ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/18 "2010-01-02T01:33:12Z")
Full Bird Colonel doesn’t exactly fit. It refers to the fact that an O-6 in the US Army, Air Force or Marines, wears an eagle insignia on his collarpoints/shoulderboards, whereas a Lieutenant Colonel (or light colonel) wears a silver oak leaf. But they’re both addressed as “Colonel.” ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/19 "2010-01-02T05:26:09Z")
snakebitten ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Chaps\_Three](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Super\_Chaps\_Three](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Chaps_Three)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256/20 "2010-01-02T05:47:50Z")
You can stork someone. Especially if you trying to give them babies. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-anthropomorphisms/523256.md?page=2)