Definitions
A mint-family herb that strongly attracts many cats.
Word origin
Compound of cat + nep, nip (“catnip”), from Middle English nep, from Old English nepte, from Proto-West Germanic *nepetā, from Latin nepeta (“catnip”). Compare earlier catmint (“catnip”), from Middle English catt mynte, which very likely existed in Old English (as *cattes minte) as well.
Used in a sentence
“Some cats go bonkers over catnip; others ignore it.”
“The language’s^([OCaml's]) rigor is like catnip to some people, though, giving Jane Street an unusual advantage in the tight hiring market for programmers.”
“Unlike IPOs, however, ICOs are catnip for scammers.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Feline mint”6 letters
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