"fursona" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɝˈsoʊnə/ [General-American], /fɜːˈsəʊnə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɵːˈsɐʉnɘ/ [New-Zealand], [fɵːˈsɐʉnɜ] [New-Zealand] Forms: fursonas [plural], fursonae [plural, rare]
Etymology: Blend of fur + persona. By surface analysis, fur + -sona. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fur|persona}} Blend of fur + persona, {{surf|en|fur|-sona}} By surface analysis, fur + -sona Head templates: {{en-noun|fursonas|fursonae|pl2qual=rare}} fursona (plural fursonas or (rare) fursonae)
  1. (fandom slang) An anthropomorphic animal character used to represent oneself online or in furry role-playing. Wikipedia link: Fursona Tags: slang Categories (topical): Furry fandom Synonyms (shortening): sona Related terms: fursonality Translations (animal character representing oneself): фърсо́на (fǎrsóna) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 獸設 (Chinese Mandarin), 兽设 (shòu shè) (Chinese Mandarin), felpersono (Esperanto), felsono (Esperanto), felulo (Esperanto), fursona [masculine] (French), Fursona [feminine] (German), फुरसोना (phursonā) (Hindi), फ़ुरसोना (fursonā) (Hindi), ファーソナ (fāsona) (Japanese), फुरसोनं (phursona) (Marathi), фурсона (fursona) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), fursona [feminine] (Spanish)

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      "sense": "animal character representing oneself",
      "word": "फुरसोना"
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      "sense": "animal character representing oneself",
      "word": "फ़ुरसोना"
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      "sense": "animal character representing oneself",
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      "sense": "animal character representing oneself",
      "word": "फुरसोनं"
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      "sense": "animal character representing oneself",
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      "word": "фурсона"
    },
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