Meaning of Furry | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an anthropomorphic animal character).
2. A surname.
3. An anthropomorphic animal character of this kind.
4. Any member of the furry fandom or subculture (including those without fursonas).

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Examples

“What percentage of furries are wolves?”

“The furry had designed an elaborate costume.”

“Especially interesting in this regard are furries with more than one fursona. […] Consider⟳, for instance, how Muse describes his two fursonas: My two current sonas are a bat and a rabbit.”

“While members of the fandom seem to use⟳ "fandom" in a formal capacity explicitly to describe⟳ particular interest⟳ in forms of art, it is also used less formally to refer⟳ to all members of the furry community regardless of artistic involvement and commitment to a fursona.”

“24 per cent of respondents of the 1,011 results did not have⟳ a fursona at all. This shows that having a fursona is still in the majority but it opens up questions as to why a significant minority do not have⟳ them but still consider⟳ themselves a Furry.”

“Many young people are also reevaluating what once constituted cringe, attributing use⟳ of the term to unacknowledged bigotry more than just a rejection of sincerity. Some niche communities, such as furries, anime fans, and fetish groups, who were once mocked on social media, have⟳ since amassed cultural power that has launched them into the mainstream.”

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