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Furry vs Kevin - What's the difference?

furry | kevin |

As an adjective furry

is covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

As a noun furry

is an animal character with human characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry subculture.

As a proper noun kevin is

, a less common spelling of kevin.

furry

English

(wikipedia furry)

Adjective

(er)
  • Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.
  • (informal) Having both animal and human characteristics; of or related to the furry subculture.

    • Noun

    (furries)
  • An animal character with human characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry subculture.
  • (slang) A member of the furry fandom or subculture; a furfan.
  • (slang) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a furry character.

    • Related terms

    * furdom * furfag * furfan * furrydom * fursecution

    Coordinate terms

    * (furry fandom senses) scalie, avian

    See also

    * kemonomimi * nahualism * anthropomorphism * zoomorphism

    kevin

    English

    Proper noun

    (Kevins)
  • . It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.
  • (British, pejorative, slang) A working-class male.

    • Related terms

    * pet form: Kev

    Quotations

    * 1990 Ruth Rendell: Going Wrong ISBN 0091743001 page 157: *: "Guy," he said. He said it slowly and with a certain puzzlement. He said it again, thoughtfully, as if it were a name of someone he had known long ago but couldn't quite place. "Guy. Yes - don't you find it difficult being called that? I mean, if Nora hadn't said, I'd have put you down as a Kevin , or a Barry. Yes, Barry would suit you." *: He looked like an innocent child, smiling, wide-eyed, his cheeks plump and rosy, defying the object of his insults to take offence. * 1996 Frank McCourt: Angela's Ashes . Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0 00 649840 X page 203: *: They sit by the fire smoking and talking about names. Mam says she likes the names Kevin' and Sean but Bridey says, Ah no, there's too many of them in Limerick. Jesus, Angela, if you stuck your head out of the door and called , ' Kevin or Sean, come in for your tea, you'd have half o' Limerick running to your door.

    See also

    * Sharon ----