fops

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɒps/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɑps/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒps

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fops

1. plural of fop

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos

Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz

Old English fox

Middle English fox

English fox

English fops

A fops licking another

Alteration of fox.

Noun

fops (plural fopses)

1. (Internet slang, furry fandom, childish, endearing) A fox.
   • 2013 December 25, @touchtheboop, Twitter‎^[1] (post):

     Knife set, Hoover, soaps, leatherman, lego and....... FOPS KIGU! My mother knows something.

   • 2015 August 9, @SamIgnesFox, Twitter‎^[2] (post):

     Back to school tomorrow! Little fops in a big world~ <3

   • 2019 December 30, @HellaHoundAD, Twitter‎^[3] (post), archived from the original on 1 January 2020:

     Ugh what a cute FOPS!

   • 2021 October 13, @MythicalRedFox, Twitter‎^[4] (post):

     saw a fops on my walk again

   • 2023 January 8, @HanFuuff, Twitter‎^[5] (post):

     Henmlooo / It's your good morning fops 💜🦊💜

   • 2024 April 25, @Fox_Den_Of_Sin, X‎^[6] (post):

     Your Fursona vs The Animal they're based on. Fops 🦊🧡

Anagrams

• FPOs, OFSP, OSPF, PFOS, POFs, SPOF