footpaw

English

From foot +‎ paw.

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfʊt.pɔː/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfʊt.pɔ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈfʊt.pɑ/
Rhymes: -ʊtpɔː
Hyphenation: foot‧paw
Audio (US): (file)

footpaw (plural feetpaws or footpaws)

(furry fandom) A fursuit shoe which is shaped like an animal's paw.
- 1997 March 14, Growltiger, “Furry sexuality”, in alt.lifestyle.furry‎^[1] (Usenet):
  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.
- 2001 December 1, Rev. Protectrix Amazonia, “Prowl-Ar's Furvey”, in alt.lifestyle.furry‎^[2] (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.
- 2003 February 1, Bungle Bear, “FURSUIT!”, in alt.lifestyle.furry‎^[3] (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.
- 2017 September 22, @Marks_Barks, Twitter‎^[4]:
  Happy footpaw Friday!! It's not safe on the floor
- 2022 June 2, u/barqbark, Reddit‎^[5], r/furry:
  Hi! So, I have a fullsuit and have for a few years but much to my utter horror, the feetpaws are missing.
(furry fandom) The paw of an anthro character's leg (especially if more footlike in structure), homologous to the hindpaw of a feral.