They joke that “the fandom turned me gay!” It’s not the same as “jailhouse gay” in regular society it’s same-sex attraction specifically for furries, but not Steves, and it’s permanent. Many cons have panels about how to end these problems.Ĭonfuzzled: Furries speak of a well known tendency for new, curious members to enter the fandom with very conservative sexuality, then over time shift from straight to very open and bisexual or gay for furries. The suiter gap is the portion who want suits and don’t have them. Suit Envy / Suiter Gap: Some furries can’t afford fursuits or feel underappreciated, so they give sour grapes about popufurs. Like “hipster”, nobody self-identifies as one without irony, so it’s a meaningless word that can be thrown at anyone. Popufur: A popular furry, or a bad word for ones who appear arrogant and only loved for their suits. However no furry has been arrested, due to the targets reporting a pleasant experience and refusing to press charges. There have been controversial incidents of fursecution at cons that led to Steves getting swarmed, taken down and furpiled. You can find online music videos of synchronized dancing by skilled FurFu artists. A Murrsuit is a fursuit equipped for yiffing with SPH’s (Strategically Placed Holes.)įursuit Crush: A fursuiter who gives you butterflies.įurpile: Group cuddles, not necessarily for yiffing.įursecution: Prejudice against furries by Steves.įurfag: An outspokenly flamboyant furry who delights in ogling tails and fursuit crushes, and will marf and scritch without shame or breaking the magic.įurFu: Martial art developed for fursuiters and for combating fursecution. Murr / Murrsuit: “Murr” is a sexy murmur. A neutral expression that can also work like “smurf” in the Smurfs cartoon: “Can you marf me the salt? Marf: To proposition a furry, say “Yiff?” If they answer “Marf,” they probably aren’t in the mood. If cuddles and scritching get sexual, that’s yiffing. Yiff/yiffing: “Yiff” is a sound of excitement made by foxes. Scritching: Grooming and massaging for affection, or to make sure there’s no Con Crud. It can happen by talking out of character at the wrong time, or if a costume comes off among fleshies, or if you ignore their furry name and call them by their Steve name. (It used to mean when a cat and a dog do things together against their species, but the fandom has evolved and looks down on racism now.) Cuddles continue for a while.īreaking the Magic: A taboo act with a fursona. Huggles are so enthusiastic that you fall over. Hugs, Huggles and Cuddles: Also called “the furry handshake”, a hug is the typical greeting among every furry. Cons bring vets to help everyone get vaccinated. PCD (Post-Con Depression): Grief about having to return to life among Steves.Ĭon Crud: A rare itchy fungus harbored in fursuits. Steve, founder of the first Smoothie bar.