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fursuit

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɜː(ɹ)ˌsuːt/
  • US: /ˈfɜɹˌsuːt/
  • Australian: /ˈfɜːˌsʉːt/
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  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)suːt

1

noun

Meaning 1

An anthropomorphic animal costume used in the furry subculture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: partial

2

verb

Meaning 2

To wear a fursuit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From fur + suit.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 獸裝 /兽装 (shòuzhuāng) — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Czech: fursuit — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Esperanto: felkostumo — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Finnish: turripuku — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • French: fursuit — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Indonesian: fursuit — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Japanese: ファースーツ (fāsūtsu) — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Japanese: ケモノ着ぐるみ (kemonokigurumi) — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Korean: 퍼슈트 (peosyuteu) — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fursuit — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fursuit — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Polish: fursuit — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Portuguese: fursuit — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Russian: фурсьют (fursʹjut) — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Spanish: fursuit — animal outfit in the furry subculture
  • Ukrainian: фурсьют (fursʹjut) — animal outfit in the furry subculture