Otherkin

English

Noun

Otherkin (plural Otherkin)

1. Alternative form of otherkin
   • 2001 February 13, Nick Mamatas, “Elven Like Me”, in The Village Voice‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Some elves claim to be allergic to iron and other products of encroaching modernity, while one breed of Otherkin—dragons in human bodies—insist that having no allergies is a sign of Otherness.

   • 2005 October 4, Christine Wicker, Not in Kansas Anymore: A Curious Tale of How Magic is Transforming America, First edition, New York: HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 240:

     The living Otherkin are a loosely affiliated group of mostly young people who believe themselves to be magical and spiritual creatures: elves, werewolves, dragons, fairies, angels, hobbits.

   • 2007 April 20, Lupa, A Field Guide to Otherkin, 1st edition, Stafford: Megalithica Books, →ISBN, page 18:

     Another is that I myself identify as Otherkin—a wolf therianthrope, to be exact—and I find this particular subculture to be absolutely fascinating.

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