sploot

Etymology 1
Imitative of the sound.

Interjection




Etymology 2
. Perhaps a. Compare also.

Noun

 * 1)  An animal's flat posture on its stomach, hind legs extended.
 * 2) * 2018 September, J. Warner Wallace, Forensic Faith for Kids, Learn to Share the Truth from a Real Detective, David C Cook, unpaged:
 * “That's called a corgi ‘sploot,’” informs Jason.
 * 1) * 2021, Debbie Baldwin, Illicit Intent, Gatekeeper Press, unpaged:
 * Inside, Calliope turned to see her rottweiler, Coco, engaging in her wake up stretches: butt up, paws out, followed by back legs out behind her in a sploot.
 * Inside, Calliope turned to see her rottweiler, Coco, engaging in her wake up stretches: butt up, paws out, followed by back legs out behind her in a sploot.

Verb

 * 1)  To lie flat with hind legs extended.
 * 2) * 2019, March 5, Amber Royer, Pure Chocolate, Watkins Media, unpaged:
 * Four of the dragons sploot flat instead of sitting — a gesture they must have picked up from their time being Frank’s corgi.
 * 1) * 2020 August 20, Matthew Wright, DailyMail.com:
 * Squirrels in the U.S. are 'splooting ' in an attempt to stay cool and close to the ground as the heat blazes across the country
 * 1) * 2020 September 21, Paige Sleuth, Arrested in Cherry Hills, Amazon KDP, chapter 6, unpaged:
 * With his front paws tucked underneath his chest and his hind legs splayed behind him in a splooting pose, he didn’t appear to have a care in the world.
 * With his front paws tucked underneath his chest and his hind legs splayed behind him in a splooting pose, he didn’t appear to have a care in the world.