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fur demon

fur demon noun: an animal with fur, such as a cat or dog, especially one seen as mischievous or badly behaved.

Noun

fur demon (plural fur demons)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) An animal with fur, such as a cat or dog, especially one seen as mischievous or badly behaved.
    • Only he gets distracted, goes mountain climbing for a bit, helps dismantle a despotic regime, fights a tiger, runs in circles looking for an ancient scroll, lands a gyrocopter on someone's house and develops a caustic vendetta against nature's sweet-sounding fur demon, the honey badger.2014 November 15, Ludwig Kietzmann, “Far Cry 4 review: Home despot”, in Engadget, archived from the original on 26 Oct 2020
    • In other words, I might be stuck with the little fur-demon all night.2016, Tracy Weber, Karma's a Killer: A Downward Dog Mystery, →ISBN
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fur, demon.

Forms of fur demon

pluralfur demons
alternative formfur-demon

Questions about fur demon

What does fur demon mean?
Fur demon means an animal with fur, such as a cat or dog, especially one seen as mischievous or badly behaved.
What part of speech is fur demon?
Fur demon is a noun.
What is the plural of fur demon?
The plural of fur demon is fur demons.

Words near fur demon in the dictionary

  1. fur burgers
  2. fur cap
  3. fur caps
  4. fur coat
  5. fur coats
  6. fur demon
  7. fur demons
  8. fur farm
  9. fur farms
  10. fur out
  11. fur pie

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