an enthusiast for animal characters with human characteristics, in particular a person who dresses up in costume as such a character or uses one as an avatar online.
"a growing community of furries" And Not A Zoophile
Sarah loves to dress up in a full furry costume and attend conventions to meet fellow furries.
someone who is interested in anthropomorphic animals, or animals with human characteristics, like walking on two legs, speaking, wearing clothes, etc. furries often get accused for liking animals, which is not the case for all of them. a lot of people look down on furries because of this or because they think furries act like animals, which they do not. though if you see a furry do this, its okay to beat them until they beg for mercy. furries sometimes like to dress up in fursuits, which are just costumes. wolves or foxes are probably the most common animal for a fursuit, usually with neon colors and things like that.
a furry can also BE the anthropomorphic animal, like tom and jerry. tom and jerry are furries. perry the platypus is a furry. shaun the sheep is a furry. you get the point.
Person one: i am a furry
Person two: ew
Person one: whats wrong with furries
Person two: you guys like animals
Person one: thats not true :(