crinklecritter

• crinkle critter

From crinkle (“to rustle”) +‎ critter (“a creature; an animal”), because such creatures would likely make a crinkling sound as they moved. Compare crinklebutt and crinkler.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɹɪŋkəlˌkɹɪtɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkrɪŋklˌkɹɪtə/
• Hyphenation: crin‧kle‧critt‧er
• Rhymes: -ɪtə(ɹ)

crinklecritter (plural crinklecritters)

2. (rare) Synonym of diapercritter (“an anthropomorphic creature or full-body suit made entirely out of a single (fully absorbent) diaper”).
   • 2014 February 4, @KhloePrower, Twitter‎^[1]:

     *Hrrmmms and thinks of crinklecritter foxies wrapping up a poo inflated moons*

   • 2016 June 2, @MAEesthetic, Twitter‎^[2]:

     I totally forgot the third and best contendor, crinklecritters (or whatever cheesetastic name they have) damn.

   • 2019 April 30, @oannablue, Twitter‎^[3]:

     the best thing about being a crinklecritter is that "get swole" just involves adding water

   • 2022 March 12, @BoredomWithF, Twitter‎^[4]:

     The hardest part about drawing crinklecritters is the amount of pamp detail you need to do to the whole body

   • 2024 September 16, @squeaky-succulent.bsky.social, Bluesky‎^[5]:

     Really love the subtle designs & patterns that you put on your crinklecritters. Awesome work! 💕

• crinklebutt
• crinkler