Hitchcock movies horripilate me. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
However, there are certain points of similarity between the Cheshire Puss and domestic cats that keep us on our toes: For example, cats do get angry and, when provoked, horripilate, that is, make their fur stand on end so they look bigger and more threatening. From Wordnik.com. [The Cheshire cat] Reference
Charles Darwin was particularly struck by the fact that in this more extreme state of anger, cats do not bother to horripilate. From Wordnik.com. [The Cheshire cat] Reference
“horripilate” … sowndz laik tehy stowled taht wurd from teh lolcat!. From Wordnik.com. [Even Bad Boys - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
From horrere we also get the words “horror” and “horripilate” (which means making the hair stand up in fear), which also related to the word “hedgehog” (!). From Wordnik.com. [Even Bad Boys - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
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