Hy00man

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Hy00man (plural Hy00men),[1][2][3] also known as Hooman,[4][5] Hyoomin,[6] Hyoomun,[7] Hyuman,[8] Hyuuman,[9] HEW-man, and Hewmyn, is a double meaning English (US) based word, both friendly and derogatory, used by both furries and anti-furries to describe a Human being, real or fictional.

Meanings and colloquial usage[edit]

Among furries, the term can be used to:

  • Describe a person as being as such: "Tom is a Scalie, Jenny is a Were, and Richard is a Hy00man."
  • Describe a friendly mundane: "This is my Hy00man friend Jack, an artist." "I brought my Hy00man brother to the Furmeet."
  • Demean a mundane: "those uncaring Hy00men and their duck/wolf/deer hunts."
  • Insult a mundane: "Fucking Hy00man!, this a Furries-only party!."

Among critics, the term can be used to:

  • Describe themselves: "Oh, my. Furries are talking about us poor Hy00men in AFF."
  • Describe a "traitor": "why the @#$&* is that Hy00man drawing furry art?."
  • Describe the presence of a mundane character in a furry drawing: "There's a Hy00man in that furry comic!."
  • Demean a furry artist: "Ah!, she can't draw Hy00man to save her life!."

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Earliest recorded use of the use Hy00man on alt.fan.furry (Retrieved January 6, 2012)
  2. ↑ Hy00man entry on the Urban Dictionary (Retrieved January 6, 2013)
  3. ↑ Example of the use of the term on Telebunny.net (Retrieved January 6, 2013)
  4. ↑ Earliest recorded use of the term Hooman on alt.fan.furry (Retrieved January 6, 2012)
  5. ↑ Of Furries and Hoomans - opinion piece by JD (Retrieved January 6, 2013)
  6. ↑ Earliest recorded use of the term Hyoomin on alt.fan.furry (Retrieved January 6, 2012)
  7. ↑ Earliest recorded use of the term Hyoomun on alt.fan.furry (Retrieved January 6, 2012)
  8. ↑ Use of the term Hyuman on the Anthrocon forums (Retrieved January 6, 2012)
  9. ↑ Earliest recorded use of the term Hyuuman on alt.fan.furry (Retrieved January 6, 2012)

External links[edit]

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