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)

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