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newfur

newfur noun: a newer member of the furry subculture.

Noun

newfur (plural newfurs)

  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"..;=P1997 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
    Antonyms:
    greymuzzle

Examples of newfur in a sentence

  • That moment when you realize your newest follower is a newfur.2010 December 19, CurlyFryTail, Twitter:
  • Better it's because I'm a newfur artist than with the design2016 September 1, SorahitoArt, Twitter:

Antonyms of newfur

Forms of newfur

pluralnewfurs

Origin of newfur

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

Questions about newfur

What does newfur mean?
Newfur means a newer member of the furry subculture.
How do you use newfur in a sentence?
That moment when you realize your newest follower is a newfur.
What part of speech is newfur?
Newfur is a noun.
What is the plural of newfur?
The plural of newfur is newfurs.

Words near newfur in the dictionary

  1. Newfoundlands
  2. newfriend
  3. newfriends
  4. Newfs
  5. Newfunese
  6. newfur
  7. newfurs
  8. newfydoodle
  9. newfydoodles
  10. newfypoo
  11. newfypoos

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