fopsy

English

Etymology

From fops (“fox”) +‎ -y (diminutive suffix), perhaps by analogy with foxy.

Noun

fopsy (plural fopsies)

1. (Internet slang, furry fandom slang, hypocoristic, childish, endearing) Synonym of fops (“a fox”).
   • 2013 April 21, @bigfops, Twitter‎^[1]:

     @swiftfoxfire is a big fopsy and very grownup. I said it, so it's true.

   • 2015 December 26, @MaxyTheWah, Twitter‎^[2]:

     g'night twatter. This fopsy is going to sleep!

   • 2018 February 23, u/Fatal_Taco, “Curled up and snug”, in r/foxes‎^[3], Reddit:

     Yay! Fopsies are awesome!

   • 2021 September 6, u/Minute-Mountain7897, “I might have to get this game now”, in r/EverythingFoxes‎^[4], Reddit:

     Da fopsy-wopsy do a heccin spinny-winny OwO

   • 2023 May 8, @SeanTheGShep, Twitter‎^[5]:

     Oh! I thought that fopsies had at least 5 different dens in any given area!?