catgirl

English
A catgirl.

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Etymology

From cat +‎ girl.

Noun

catgirl (plural catgirls)

  1. (chiefly Japanese and Japanese-influenced fiction) A female fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.
    • 2009, Jason S. Yadao, The Rough Guide to Manga, page 222:
      But publishers cannot survive on cute catgirls alone.
    • 2010, Jonathan Clements, Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade:
      Back in 1997, the Japanese magazines made a big deal out of the fact that the catgirl detective anime Hyper Police was on at one in the morning […]
    • 2016 October 7, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive - EGS:NP (webcomic), Comic for Friday, Oct 7, 2016:
      "Why do we need to leave the mall first?" "Even if I can undo this myself, I don't know how to do it or how it works! I might become more cat-like first, or turn you into a cat, or unleash a shockwave of catness that turns everyone in the mall into cat girls!"
  2. A girl or woman who wears a cat costume.

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