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footpaw en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfʊt.pɔ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈfʊt.pɑ/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈfʊt.pɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From foot + paw.

Meanings

1. (slang) A fursuit shoe which is shaped like an animal's paw.
   • Bein' the pervious fur to arrive, a cute morphic pink batty lands before you with a basket of peaches clutched in her footpaws, mrrring happily at being able to return the favor of the other furs who made the offering of food to her. 2001 December 1, Rev. Protectrix Amazonia, “Prowl-Ar's Furvey”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet):
   • God, i am sooo unworthy of even hugging such a noble creature. The sheer animal nature of him would leave me speechless. I'd probably grovel at his footpaws like an zealous servant. 1997 March 14, Growltiger, “Furry sexuality”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet):
   • Happy footpaw Friday!! It's not safe on the floor 2017 September 22, @Marks_Barks, Twitter:
   • Im a paw fan, hehe big fore/footpaws! ^_^ Proper made paws are what I likes about a fursuit :-p and when I finally get one (hopefully after da move ^_^ ) Ill try my best to get the dream paws. 2003 February 1, Bungle Bear, “FURSUIT!”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet):
   • Hi! So, I have a fullsuit and have for a few years but much to my utter horror, the feetpaws are missing. 2022 June 2, u/barqbark, Reddit, r/furry:
2. (slang) The paw of an anthro character's leg (especially if more footlike in structure), homologous to the hindpaw of a feral.

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Coordinates

handpaw