furry

English

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɜːɹi/
• (US) IPA: /ˈfɝ.ɹi/

Adjective

furry (comparative furrier, superlative furriest)

1. Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.
2. (informal) Having both animal and human characteristics; of or related to the furry subculture.

Translations

covered with fur

• Dutch: pelzig (nl), pels- (nl)
• Esperanto: pelta (eo), peltoza (eo)
• Finnish: karvainen (fi), pörröinen (fi)
• French: poilu (fr), velu (fr)
• German: pelzig (de), Pelz- (de)

• Malay: berbulu (ms)
• Russian: пушистый (ru) (pušistyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: molach (gd)
• Volapük: plädik (vo)

Noun

furry (plural furries)

1. An animal character with human characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry subculture.
2. (slang) A member of the furry fandom or subculture; a furfan.
3. (slang) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a furry character. (compare therianthrope)

Related terms

• furdom
• furfag
• furfan
• furrydom
• fursecution

Coordinate terms

• (furry fandom senses): scalie, avian

Translations

animal character with human characteristics

• Dutch: furry (nl) c
• Esperanto: felulo (eo), felulino (eo)

• Finnish: turri (fi)
• German: Furry (de)

a member of the furry fandom

• Japanese: ファーリー (ja) (fārī), ファーリーズ (ja) (fārīzu)

See also

• kemonomimi
• nahualism
• anthropomorphism
• zoomorphism