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fursona

noun
/fɝˈsoʊnə/US/fɜːˈsəʊnə/UK/fɵːˈsɐʉnɘ/

Etymology

Blend of fur + persona. By surface analysis, fur + -sona.

  1. derived from πρόσωπον — “face; appearance; mask used in ancient theatre to denote a character or, more generally, a social role”
  2. derived from 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 — “mask; masked individual; actor”
  3. borrowed from persōna — “mask; character”
  4. compounded as fursona — “fur + persona”

Definitions

  1. An anthropomorphic animal character used to represent oneself online or in furry…

    An anthropomorphic animal character used to represent oneself online or in furry role-playing.

    • Fursuiters dress the part of their furry persona or fursona.
    • Especially interesting in this regard are furries with more than one fursona. […] Consider, for instance, how Muse describes his two fursonas: My two current sonas are a bat and a rabbit.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fursona. 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