Catgirl

Alternative forms

• cat-girl

Origin

From en + cat + girl.

Full definition of catgirl

Noun

1. (chiefly Japanese fiction) A female fictional character who has a cat's ears, tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise humanoid body.
• 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...
2. A girl or woman who wears a cat costume.

Hypernyms

• neko
• nekomimi

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