What do furries call each other?

Fans of furry characters sometimes make up a furry character to represent themselves. This is called a "fursona." Often, but not always, the fursona's species is that person's favorite animal. These people sometimes talk to each other while pretending to be their fursonas.
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What are furry terms?

Furries are fans of anthropomorphic animals. These are animals with human characteristics, like Mickey Mouse, Sonic the Hedgehog, and many mascots for sports teams. Furries are part of the greater furry fandom. Besides referring to fans of anthropomorphic characters, furries are also the anthro characters themselves.
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What do furries call their characters?

What is a 'Fursona'? What makes the furry community different from other fan-based ones (such as those of the comic or sci-fi genres) is that typically furries create personalized animal characters which are referred to as a fursona (a portmanteau of the words furry and persona).
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What are other names for furries?

furry
  • fuzzy.
  • shaggy.
  • woolly.
  • bristly.
  • bushy.
  • fleecy.
  • flocculent.
  • hirsute.
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What is an OC in furry terms?

Original characters (OC) - A character not from any official media sources, created by anyone, which can be: Author-based, not associated with any product, with borrowed art styles from some works.
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Furry Terminology



Whats a YIFF suit?

Fursuits are custom-made animal costumes owned and worn by cosplayers and members of the furry fandom, commonly known as "furries"; a furry who wears a fursuit is called a fursuiter. The term is believed to have been coined in 1993 by Robert King.
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What is a Greymuzzle?

greymuzzle (plural greymuzzles) (fandom slang) An older member of the furry subculture.
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Is being a furry OK?

The short and simple answer is that furry is a form of artistic and self-expression and while the majority of it is innocent, there can be an adult element for some. That being said, Minnesota Furs is a family-friendly organization, and all events are considered all-ages appropriate unless otherwise specified.
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What is a Sona?

A Sona, also know as an Art Persona, Art OC, or a fandom-specific name, is a fanart of an original character design. The design often references the aesthetic of a canon or other characters.
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Who is the original furry?

The furry fandom has its roots in the underground comix movement of the 1970s, a genre of comic books that depicts explicit content. In 1976, a pair of cartoonists created the amateur press association Vootie, which was dedicated to animal-focused art.
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What language do furries speak?

Foxish is a furspeak constructed language created by Foxen, said to be the language foxes speak. The most famous word in the Foxish language is yiff.
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What is a furry kid?

What are Furries? Furries are people who have an active interest in animal characters with human characteristics. These characters are often created by the community members themselves, who take them on as a “fursona” (an alternate persona) who interacts with other 'fursonas' in the community via roleplaying and art.
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What do you call someone who hates furries?

Anti-furries, also known (in polite terms) as Furry critics, are those individuals who find furries and the furry fandom as a whole or in part to be repulsive, especially any and all aspects having to do with furry sexuality.
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What do you mean by fleecy?

Definition of fleecy

: covered with, made of, or resembling fleece a fleecy winter coat.
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What's the synonym for Shaggy?

In this page you can discover 30 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for shaggy, like: bushy, furry, uncombed, hairy, long-haired, woolly, unkempt, comate, fuzzy, hirsute and rough.
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Are furry conventions kid friendly?

Is it safe for my child to attend a furry convention? Yes, unless the convention itself is advertised specifically as an “adult-only convention” (typically due to alcohol use and adult-themed panels), but such conventions are rare. Furry conventions, while flashy, are as safe as a street fair or carnival.
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What countries have the most furries?

Nationality:
  • USA: 34.9%
  • Canada: 16.5%
  • China: 11.1%
  • UK: 9.1%
  • Germany: 8.2%
  • Finland: 4.5%
  • Australia: 1.3%
  • France: 1.3%
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What age is a GREY muzzle furry?

Generally, a greymuzzle is a long term fan who is also over the age of 35. The term may be a reference to some breeds of domestic canine (such as the Labrador Retriever) which develop grey fur on their muzzles as they reach old age.
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Were there furries in ancient times?

Egyptian mythology and furry[edit]

While animal worship in religion was certainly not a new concept by the time of Ancient Egyptian culture, and may have had a leading factor in the creation of these new anthropomorphic animal gods, some furry spiritualists consider this to be one of the earliest forms of furry.
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Can you be a furry without a fursuit?

No, you don't need a fursuit to be a furry. It's a wide and open culture that accepts your desire to be a furry and how you choose to interpret your fursona.
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