noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Cat ears. Japanese
2. 2
   A fictional character who has cat ears on an otherwise human body, and possibly other feline characteristics such as a tail. Japanese, broadly

   "Thank you, Galen - I was pretty sure that she wasn't really a nekomimi, but this gives me some proof."

Synonyms

All synonyms

catboycatgirlcatpersoncatperson

Example

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"Thank you, Galen - I was pretty sure that she wasn't really a nekomimi, but this gives me some proof."

Etymology

From Japanese 猫耳 (nekomimi), from 猫 (neko, “cat”) + 耳 (mimi, “ear”).

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