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newfur en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From new + fur (“clipping of furry”, noun).

Meanings

  1. (slang) A newer member of the furry subculture.
    • (waves at newfur..thinks a second and tries"tailwave"for the first time)wow!It worked!(G) Nice to finally see you here. I have been to your webpage before.My favorite was "Coonass"..;=P 1997 August 2, Boss Hoss, “new fur, buried in up 2 his snoot in NG articles”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet):
    • ello all i am a newfur to this group, little bit about me (i am being 2 self imposed) 2002 February 6, josh, “HELLO ALL I'M A NEWFUR”, in alt.lifestyle.furry, Google Groups:
    • Thank you :3 in its own way those words are very comforting to hear. Better it's because I'm a newfur artist than with the design 2016 September 1, SorahitoArt, Twitter:
    • [see title] 2022 February 13, u/thebugbank, “haha hi newfur here 👋🏾 finally drew my first fursona after thinking about it for like a week. I've never really drawn furry art before so some tips/advice is welcome and appreciated :). I don't have a name for him yet but he's based of a honey badger”, in r/FurryArtSchool, Reddit:
    • That moment when you realize your newest follower is a newfur. And they followed *you*. 2010 December 19, CurlyFryTail, Twitter:

Forms

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newfurs Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

greymuzzle

Hypernyms

newcomer