different between furfag vs furry

English

Etymology

fur +? -fag.

Pronunciation

Noun

furfag (plural furfags)

1. (derogatory, offensive, vulgar, slang) A member of the furry subculture, especially a homosexual male.
   • 2002, "Michael Hirtes", Hirtes can't be living in his Mom's basement. (on newsgroup alt.fan.furry)

     Well, there WAS that one lone snotwad who came up to my table and tried to make it sound like I did a bad, BAD thing by not publishing any nekkid guys in my zines, and that he was gonna punish me by not bying any of my stuff. Oh, how utterly crushed that made me. Why ever did I NOT publish loads and loads of buttburglar comix like ASB? Then I'd have more furfags dropping lots of "cash on my a$$".

   • 2009, "Chance Furlong", AAPL dropping like rock (on newsgroup comp.sys.mac.advocacy)

     Dreaming again, furfag?

See also

• furfan
• furfaggotry

English

Etymology

From fur +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f???i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?f?i/
• Rhymes: -??ri

Adjective

furry (comparative furrier, superlative furriest)

1. Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

2. (informal) Of or related to the furry subculture.

Translations

Noun

furry (plural furries)

1. An animal character with human-like characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry subculture.

   Synonym: fursona

2. A member of the furry fandom.

3. Someone who roleplays or identifies with a furry character. (Compare therianthrope.)

Coordinate terms

• (furry fandom senses): anthro, avian, scalie, feral

Related terms

• befurred
• furdom
• furfag
• furfan
• furmeet
• furrydom
• fursecution
• fursona
• furvert

Translations

See also

• kemonomimi
• nahualism
• anthropomorphism
• zoomorphism

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English furry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?.ri/
• Hyphenation: fur?ry

Noun

furry m (plural furries or furry's)

1. A furry (member of furry fandom).