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:''This article is about the term; For the Fur Affinity ranking site, see [[Popufur.com]]''<br />
'''Popufur''', a [[Wikipedia:Portmanteau|portmanteau]] of the words [[Wikipedia:Popularity|popular]] and [[furry]], is a [[furspeech]] term to mean a popular person (normally a [[furry artist]] or fursuiter) within the [[furry fandom]].<br />
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== Alternative definitions ==<br />
'''''Popufur''''' can also have a negative connotation, in which case ''popular'' implies one who is rich, famous, adored and/or otherwise notable in the fandom (often successful solely because of the fandom), but acts superior or indifferent to other members of the fandom (including their [[Furry fan|fans]]), sometimes even being dismissive or derisive of the fandom as a whole.<ref>[http://www.askpapabear.com/1/post/2012/12/furry-worries-that-resentful-popufur-will-trash-reputation.html ''Furry Worries That Resentful Popufur Will Trash Reputation''] post on [[Ask Papabear]] (Retrieved January 6, 2013)</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
{{#ev:youtube|MD6zvIRHFII|350|right|Pop-U-Fur, the musical number}}<br />
The term, in use from at least 2007, was popularized by the [[Furry Night Live]] [[W:Sketch comedy|skit]] entitled '''''popufur''''' at [[Further Confusion 2009]].<ref name=PopUFurVideo>''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD6zvIRHFII FNL 2009, 11 - Pop-U-Fur]'' - MTigress, YouTube (February 3, 2009)</ref> The satirical skit was a parody of the song "Popular" from ''[[W:Wicked|Wicked]]'' the musical, and took first place in the FNL maquerade that year. It was written by [[Jil]] and [[Sophie Cabra]], and originally preformed by [[Sophie Cabra]] and [[Raspberry Roo]].<ref name=PopUFurVideo /><ref>[http://www.sofurry.com/view/300642 ''My opinion of a popufur''] on [[SoFurry]] (Retrieved january 6, 2012)</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[wikipedia:Big Name Fan|Big Name Fan (BNF)]], an analogous term in non-furry fandoms with the same negative connotation.<br />
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