If you don't handle hot (NOT SPICY, the temperature) food or drink well, and you have to
let it cool before you try it.
It came from a literal translation of the Japanese word 'Nekojita' (猫舌), which is used to describe someone who can't handle (
piping)
hot food or drink.
"Is there something wrong with your
soup? Do you want something else?"
"Oh no I haven't
tried it yet, I'm letting it cool first."
"Oh, so you have
a cat's tongue, got it."
