footpaw

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UK/ˈfʊt.pɔː/US/ˈfʊt.pɔ/cot caught merger/ˈfʊt.pɑ/

noun

A fursuit shoe which is shaped like an animal's paw.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounfootpaw (plural feetpaws or footpaws)

plural feetpaws · plural footpaws

  1. slanglifestyleA fursuit shoe which is shaped like an animal's paw.

    Happy footpaw Friday!! It's not safe on the floor

    2017 September 22, @Marks_Barks, Twitter
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    God, i am sooo unworthy of even hugging such a noble creature. The sheer animal nature of him would leave me speechless. I'd probably grovel at his footpaws like an zealous servant.

    1997 March 14, Growltiger, “Furry sexuality”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet)

    Bein' the pervious fur to arrive, a cute morphic pink batty lands before you with a basket of peaches clutched in her footpaws, mrrring happily at being able to return the favor of the other furs who made the offering of food to her.

    2001 December 1, Rev. Protectrix Amazonia, “Prowl-Ar's Furvey”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet)

    Im a paw fan, hehe big fore/footpaws! ^_^ Proper made paws are what I likes about a fursuit :-p and when I finally get one (hopefully after da move ^_^ ) Ill try my best to get the dream paws.

    2003 February 1, Bungle Bear, “FURSUIT!”, in alt.lifestyle.furry (Usenet)

    Hi! So, I have a fullsuit and have for a few years but much to my utter horror, the feetpaws are missing.

    2022 June 2, u/barqbark, Reddit, r/furry
  2. slanglifestyleThe paw of an anthro character's leg (especially if more footlike in structure), homologous to the hindpaw of a feral.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

footpaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footpaw

MLA

“footpaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footpaw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footpaw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footpaw.

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