fursuit

1 9.9

A full-body costume that looks like a human-like animal and people wear it at events

noun
/ˈfɜrˌsuːt/

Jargon

: traje de peluche

At the convention, many attendees proudly wore their vibrant fursuits, showcasing their favorite animal characters.

Examples

There is no difference between that young man over there in his wolf fursuit and younger me in my homemade TOS Starfleet uniform.

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He spent months designing and sewing his custom fursuit to perfectly represent the wolf he loved.
During the parade, the crowd cheered as performers in elaborate fursuits danced energetically down the street.

Synonyms

gorilla suit

vsfursuit

5 3.7

A costume that looks like a gorilla for fun or to hide who you are

is worn to show an anthropomorphic character and subculture membership

skinsuit

vsfursuit

1 9.4

A full-body costume that makes a person look like a different creature

is made for expressive anthropomorphic costuming within a fan subculture

cosplay outfit

vsfursuit

1 4.9

A costume fans wear to look like a character from a story or game

is used instead to embody an anthropomorphic animal identity and subculture belonging

How Complete

fursuit

Jargon

1 9.9

half-clothed

NSFW

1 4.6

mask

715 1.0

Surface Forms

fursuit singular

fursuits plural

Morphology

fursuit = fur + suit (transparent) = fur + suit

Meaning is directly the combination 'fur' + 'suit' (a suit made of or resembling fur), so learners who know both components can infer it.

Etymology

Fursuit combines fur ('animal hair') and suit ('set of clothes'), so it literally means a suit made to look like fur. That's why fursuit refers to the full-body animal costumes people wear, especially in the 'furry' group.