"foxboy" meaning in English

See foxboy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔksˌbɔɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-foxboy.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-foxboy.wav Forms: foxboys [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪ Head templates: {{en-noun}} foxboy (plural foxboys)
  1. (slang) A boy or man who wears a fox costume and plays the role of a fox. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-foxboy-en-noun-en:roleplay
  2. (fiction) A male fictional character who has a fox's ears, tail, or other fox-like characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.
    Sense id: en-foxboy-en-noun-en:fiction Categories (other): Fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fictional characters, Furry fandom, Japanese fiction Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 2 98 Disambiguation of Furry fandom: 7 93 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 3 97 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bunnyboy, catboy, puppyboy Coordinate_terms: foxgirl

Inflected forms

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