This countable noun, with alternative forms fur kid and fur-kid, is used to refer to a pet that is treated as though it were someone's child. In the late seventies, the word pet was argued to be politically incorrect by animal-rights activists, since it implied human ownership of an animal, and the alternative phrase companion animal was suggested. In the noughties, it seems, we've gone one step further and introduced a term which goes beyond the idea of an animal as a mere companion, elevating its status to that of a kind of surrogate child: the furkid.
'Couples like furkids because they usually don't live long enough to need expensive private schools. And their friends like furkids because, unlike real children, you can plausibly claim to be allergic to them.'
(ABC Network, Australia, 2004)
(ABC Network, Australia, 2004)
by Cynthia Feitosa December 27, 2004
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The personality of the persons holding this name cannot be generalized, however there is a tendency to specific properties, due to the fact that those people were often confronted with a similar culture.
People holding the name Furkan are usually very sportative and show an above average physique. Moreover, they often are very ambitious and dedicated, which gets subsidized by their enormous amount of discipline.
The main negative points about people with this name is that they lack the ability to tell when they have lost or when investing further into the matter will not result into additional benefits. It is controversial to say that this is per se a bad property, however, it potrays a certain degree of stubbornness.
The personality of the persons holding this name cannot be generalized, however there is a tendency to specific properties, due to the fact that those people were often confronted with a similar culture.
People holding the name Furkan are usually very sportative and show an above average physique. Moreover, they often are very ambitious and dedicated, which gets subsidized by their enormous amount of discipline.
The main negative points about people with this name is that they lack the ability to tell when they have lost or when investing further into the matter will not result into additional benefits. It is controversial to say that this is per se a bad property, however, it potrays a certain degree of stubbornness.
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Get the Furcking mug.After much furkling, Will discovered that his new word "furkling" was acknowledged by only 238 people worldwide.
Karan furkled around in her handbag for her pen, while Will less-than-calmly tried to explain what "furkling" was.
Karan furkled around in her handbag for her pen, while Will less-than-calmly tried to explain what "furkling" was.
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