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One of the many suits mario can grab
Mario can turn into a tanooki
Tanooki by TheNuke January 29, 2003
In ancient Japanese lore, the Tanooki was a raccoon-like animal that had the ability to turn into stone when threatened by predators.
Look, it's a Tanooki!
Tanooki by Michael G. January 28, 2003
...Tanooki (sometimes spelled tanuki) is not pronounced ta-nu-kay, but ta-nu-kee.

I guess this is an easy mistake to make, since a lotta Japanese words end in "ay" that are usually pronouced "ee" in America. (like karate, usually pronounced ka-RA-tee, but should be ka-ra-teh; and the movie Princess Mononoke)
Tanuki rhymes with kooky (but not cookie)
Tanooki by James M. May 2, 2003
A misspelling of tanuki. In America, and rest of the Anglophone world this is most likely due to the mistranslation in the video game Super Mario Brothers 3. The mistranslation may also have been intentional as it is easier for the English speaker to verbalise without a working knowledge of the Japanese langauge and pronunciation system.
tanooki by Absolutely_Insane October 7, 2007
A god like creature capable of creating life and giving death.
Look, it's a tanooki!
Tanooki by sonicsnake10 January 29, 2003

Tanooki Gamer

A hyper carry that plays fortnite and has more than 14 boyfriends and is currently 10 and is a grill. Likes to catch up on slang,
ex, "Toxic" "Bot" "Diskko Diskko!" "Aumba" "Mommi"

First met in a random squads game when she was humble, after watching twitch for a few months she has become the ultimate hyper carry and likes to bully people.
Me: Hi Tanooki

Tanooki Gamer: Hi bot.

Me: *confused af*

Tanooki Gamer: Want to hear my battle cry?

Me: NOO PLEEASE TAN....

Tanooki Gamer: *loud af high pitched noise* "EEEEEEEEEE"

Me: *dead*
Tanooki Gamer by imstidd August 13, 2019