catgirl

noun
/ˈkætˌɡɜːl/UK/ˈkætˌɡɜɹl/US

Etymology

From cat + girl.

  1. inherited from *gurilā
  2. inherited from *gyrele
  3. inherited from gerle
  4. compounded as catgirl — “cat + girl

Definitions

  1. A girl or woman who wears a cat costume and plays the role of a cat.

  2. A female fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail, or other feline characteristics…

    A female fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.

    • But publishers cannot survive on cute catgirls alone.
    • Back in 1997, the Japanese magazines made a big deal out of the fact that the catgirl detective anime Hyper Police was on at one in the morning[…]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for catgirl. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA