fursona en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /fɵːˈsɐʉnɘ/ (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /fɝˈsoʊnə/ (General-American)
- /fɜːˈsəʊnə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [fɵːˈsɐʉnɜ] (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Blend of fur + persona. By surface analysis, fur + -sona.
Meanings
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(slang) An animal character, typically anthropomorphic, used to represent oneself online or in furry role-playing.
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.
2020, Kathy Merlock Jackson, Kathy Shepherd Stolley, Lisa Lyon Payne, Animals and Ourselves: Essays on Connections and Blurred Boundaries, McFarland, →ISBN:Fursuiters dress the part of their furry persona or fursona.
2009 July 28, Zack Parsons, Your Next-Door Neighbor is a Dragon, New York: Rebel Base, →ISBN, →OL, page 159:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fursonas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fursonae | Number=Plur | rare | lexicographic |
| sona | alternative | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
bearsona · dragonsona · foxsona
Relateds
Translations (16)
pt fursona (animal character representing oneself) · eo felpersono (animal character representing oneself) · es fursona (animal character representing oneself) · de Fursona (animal character representing oneself) · ja ファーソナ (animal character representing oneself) · hi फुरसोना (animal character representing oneself) · fr fursona (animal character representing oneself) · pl fursona (animal character representing oneself) · hi फ़ुरसोना (animal character representing oneself) · eo felulo (animal character representing oneself) · ru фурсона (animal character representing oneself) · sv fursona (animal character representing oneself) · bg фърсо́на (animal character representing oneself) · eo felsono (animal character representing oneself) · cmn 獸設 /兽设 (animal character representing oneself) · mr फुरसोनं (animal character representing oneself)