Dictionary

catgirl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkætˌɡɜɹl/ (General-American)
• /ˈkætˌɡɜːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From cat + girl.

Meanings

1. (slang) A girl or woman who wears a cat costume and plays the role of a cat.
2. (Japanese) A female fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.
   • Back in 1997, the Japanese magazines made a big deal out of the fact that the catgirl detective anime Hyper Police was on at one in the morning[…] 2010, Jonathan Clements, Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade:
   • "Why do we need to leave the mall first?" "Even if I can undo this myself, I don't know how to do it or how it works! I might become more cat-like first, or turn you into a cat, or unleash a shockwave of catness that turns everyone in the mall into cat girls!" 2016 October 7, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive - EGS:NP (webcomic), Comic for Friday, Oct 7, 2016:
   • But publishers cannot survive on cute catgirls alone. 2009, Jason S. Yadao, The Rough Guide to Manga, page 222:

Forms

Coordinates

catboy

Relateds

bunnygirl · cowgirl · mousegirl · monster girl · monster boy · shipgirl · foxgirl · doggirl · puppygirl

Synonyms

neko · nekomimi

Translations (16)

hu cicalány (female character with feline characteristics) · hu macskalány (female character with feline characteristics) · es neko (female character with feline characteristics) · pt catgirl (female character with feline characteristics) · eo katulino (female character with feline characteristics) · es chica gata (female character with feline characteristics) · ru девушка-кошка (female character with feline characteristics) · cmn 貓娘 /猫娘 (female character with feline characteristics) · de Katzenmädchen (female character with feline characteristics) · cmn 貓人 /猫人 (female character with feline characteristics) · pl dziewczyna-kot (female character with feline characteristics) · fr fille-chat (female character with feline characteristics) · ja 猫娘 (female character with feline characteristics) · ko 고양이귀 (female character with feline characteristics) · fi kissatyttö (female character with feline characteristics) · ja 猫耳 (female character with feline characteristics)