kigurumis

Noun

kigurumi (plural kigurumi or kigurumis)

1. A full-body costume of a cartoon character (typically a mascot of cartoonish proportions) originating in Japan.
   • The -sona community engages in activities similar to cosplay practices in that it appropriates, to various degrees, kigurumi and other characters from popular culture; fans assume these characters in terms of appearance and/or as an “embodied costumed character.”2022, Frenchy Lunning, “Cosplay: A Social History of Mass Culture and Identity”, in Cosplay: The Fictional Mode of Existence, Minneapolis, Minn.: University of Minnesota Press, →ISBN, page 55

   Synonyms:

   kig, kigu

2. A full-body cosplay of a human cartoon character with realistic proportions paired with an anime-style mask, originating in Japan; also (metonymic), the anime-style mask used in such a cosplay.

   Synonyms:

   animegao, kig, kigu

3. A themed onesie, typically in the style of a cartoon animal.

   Synonyms:

   kig, kigu